A collection of ten monochrome photographic prints after Hurley of The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-1917, c. 1916

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FRANK HURLEY (1885-1962)
A collection of ten monochrome photographic prints after Hurley of The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-1917, c. 1916
all inkstamped on the versos 'NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATIONS LIMITED', 3 with roneoed typescript descriptions pasted onto the versos, the remainder with traces of adhesive on the versos
254 x 200mm. et infra (10)

Provenance

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Philip Lee Brocklehurst, second baronet (1887-1975, and by descent).

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Lot Essay

A collection of photographs of the Endurance and the Antarctic by Hurley from the collection of Shackleton's friend and geological assistant on the British Antarctic Expedition of 1907-1909. The photographs appear to date from December 1916, shortly after Hurley's return to London on 11 November 1916, and one bears a stamp embargoing publication until 18 December 1916.

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