4. "The Endurance" frozen in, Weddell Sea, January 1915

1. King Edward Cove South Georgia & Grytviken Whaling Station from where the Expedition started.

2. Jason Harbour, South Georgia

3. "The Endurance" held up in the pack ice, Weddell Sea, December 1914

5. The Dogs housed out on the floe ice after the vessel was frozen in

6. The hold was discharged and converted into living quarters

7. Hummocky ice surrounding the ship at the beginning of winter 1915

8. A pressure ridge forced up under the bows of the ship, beginning winter 1915

9. Midwinter - the ship encased in ice, 1915

10. A glacier iceberg that split up the floe ice and threatened to overwhelm the ship

11. At the close of winter the ice seriously began to menace the ship, 1915 (flashlight study)

12. Tongues of ice were driven below the ship forcing her up onto the floe & throwing her onto the beam ends

13. Sir E Shackleton & Worsley watching the ice breaking up around the ship

14. Then a great wave of ice bore down upon us - we knew the end had come

15. "The Endurance" crushed in mid-sea by the pressure ice

16. Ocean Camp, where the party dwelt for 6 months on the drifting sea ice

17. The way to the land - 350 miles - was impassable on account of its frightful and rough surface

18. Sir Ernest Shackleton (right) & Hurley in front of their camp, the improvised cooking stove is in the centre

19. The peaks of Elephant Island

20. The party after five days and nights spent in the open boats reach Elephant Island - their first hot food

21. The members after three months on Elephant Island

22. The glacier behind our hut at Cape Wild, Elephant Island

23. The coast looking east from Cape Wild, Elephant Island

24. Rescued after five months marooned on the Island, by the Chilean trawler, Yetcho

Frank Hurley collection of diaries, 10 Nov. 1912 - 13 Aug. 1918, together with related papers, ca. 1920, miscellaneous material, 1909-ca. 1925, and photographs, 1914-1917

1.  King Edward Cove South Georgia & Grytviken Whaling Station from where the Expedition started.  The "Endurance" is the small craft on the left.
2.  Jason Harbour, South Georgia
3.  "The Endurance" held up in the pack ice, Weddell Sea, December 1914
4.  "The Endurance" frozen in, Weddell Sea, January 1915
5.  The Dogs housed out on the floe ice after the vessel was frozen in
6.  The hold was discharged and converted into living quarters
7.  Hummocky ice surrounding the ship at the beginning of winter 1915
8.  A pressure ridge forced up under the bows of the ship, beginning winter 1915
9.  Midwinter - the ship encased in ice, 1915
10.  A glacier iceberg that split up the floe ice and threatened to overwhelm the ship
11.  At the close of winter the ice seriously began to menace the ship, 1915 (flashlight study)
12.  Tongues of ice were driven below the ship forcing her up onto the floe & throwing her onto the beam ends
13.  Sir E Shackleton & Worsley watching the ice breaking up around the ship
14.  Then a great wave of ice bore down upon us - we knew the end had come
15.  "The Endurance" crushed in mid-sea by the pressure ice
16.  Ocean Camp, where the party dwelt for 6 months on the drifting sea ice
17.  The way to the land - 350 miles - was impassable on account of its frightful and rough surface
18.  Sir Ernest Shackleton (right) & Hurley in front of their camp, the improvised cooking stove is in the centre
19.  The peaks of Elephant Island
20.  The party after five days and nights spent in the open boats reach Elephant Island - they are partaking of the first hot food
21.  The members after three months on Elephant Island
22.  The glacier behind our hut at Cape Wild, Elephant Island
23.  The coast looking east from Cape Wild, Elephant Island
24.  Rescued after five months marooned on the Island, by the Chilean trawler, Yetcho

Series 05: Shackleton Expedition photographs / Frank Hurley, 1914-1917

4. "The Endurance" frozen in, Weddell Sea, January 1915

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