Title: Nelson, Debenham and Priestley making a hole in an ice floe
Reference: P2005/5/905
Reference: P2005/5/905
Title: Nelson, Debenham and Priestley making a hole in an ice floe
Description: glass plate negative;Hand written by Ponting: Dec 1910. A1B. Debenham Priestley & Nelson making a hole in an Ice floe.;Hand written on top of envelope: A1B. 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: Nelson, Debenham and Priestley stand on the ice by the side of the ship ‘Terra Nova’. Using a shovel and a pole they dig at the ice.