Title: Priestley and Nelson making a hole in a floe, Debenham watching. December 1910
Reference: P2005/5/904
Reference: P2005/5/904
Title: Priestley and Nelson making a hole in a floe, Debenham watching. December 1910
Description: glass plate negative;Hand written in pencil on top of envelope: A1C. Popperfoto label: Scanned V.I.;Box 18: Popperfoto label on outside of box: H. Ponting Original Negatives. Captain Scott’s Antarctic Expedition 1910-1912. A1A – A51A. Hand written in pencil inside lid: 41. Width 6 1/10 inches, height 6 1/10 inches, depth 6 inches. Scratched.
Collection: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 (Ponting Collection)
Summary text: Debenham, Priestley and Nelson stand on the ice by the side of the ship ‘Terra Nova’. Priestley digs at the ice with a shovel, Nelson uses a pole. Debenham stands with hands in pockets watching.