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Members of the 1910-13 Expedition in a formal group outside the Hut; and Members of the Expedition relaxing in the Hut.
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Herbert George Ponting (1871-1935)
Members of the 1910-13 Expedition in a formal group outside the Hut; and Members of the Expedition relaxing in the Hut.
a pair of silver gelatin contact prints, each framed and glazed.
4 x 6in. (12.4 x 17.3cm)
The famous 'hut', at Scott's Cape Evans base on McMurdo Sound, was a solid structure 50 feet long by 25 feet wide and 9 feet to the eaves. Diana Preston notes that 'In line with strict rules of naval discipline the hut was subdivided into the wardroom, for use by the officers and scientists, and the mess-deck for the others' (A First Rate Tragedy, p. 139.). It was erected and made ready for occupation by 18 January 1912, its comforts including a stove, cooking-range, gramophone and pianola. (2)
Members of the 1910-13 Expedition in a formal group outside the Hut; and Members of the Expedition relaxing in the Hut.
a pair of silver gelatin contact prints, each framed and glazed.
4 x 6in. (12.4 x 17.3cm)
The famous 'hut', at Scott's Cape Evans base on McMurdo Sound, was a solid structure 50 feet long by 25 feet wide and 9 feet to the eaves. Diana Preston notes that 'In line with strict rules of naval discipline the hut was subdivided into the wardroom, for use by the officers and scientists, and the mess-deck for the others' (A First Rate Tragedy, p. 139.). It was erected and made ready for occupation by 18 January 1912, its comforts including a stove, cooking-range, gramophone and pianola. (2)
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Please note that the image on p.191 shows the officers' mess on board the Terra Nova.