Title: Homeward bound (cutting a way through the ice)
Reference: LS99/3/44
Reference: LS99/3/44
Title: Homeward bound (cutting a way through the ice)
Description: glass lantern slide
Collection: British Arctic Expedition 1875-76
Summary text: Expedition members lever and push at blocks of ice afloat in the sea with boat hooks. One man kneels on the ice holding a cask. A basket full of small bottles with wicks protruding from their necks stands on the ice. Sailing ship ‘Alert’ in the background.
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