William Colbeck photographs and clippings relating to the British Antarctic (Southern Cross) Expedit...
William Colbeck photographs and clippings relating to the British Antarctic (Southern Cross) Expedit...
William Colbeck photographs and clippings relating to the British Antarctic (Southern Cross) Expedition, ca 1860-1930
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Date
ca 1860-1930
Call Numbers
PXA 2123
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Physical Description
Contents
61 photographs, 1 ephemera, 5 clippings (1 box) - carte de visite; printed ; - black & white
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Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Created before 1955
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Collection of photographs, newspaper clippings and carte de visite portraits.
Images 1-37 are of the British Antarctic Expedition and Antarctica and portraits of William Colbeck. Images 38-61 are unidentified and undated carte de visite of men, women and children. No's. 38-50 are by photographers in Hull, the birthplace of William Colbeck. No's....
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Full title
William Colbeck photographs and clippings relating to the British Antarctic (Southern Cross) Expedition, ca 1860-1930
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Author / Artists
Notes
Date note
Except for 2 images the collection in undated.
Description source
The majority of the images have appeared in the following publications and were used by the cataloguer for description.
To the South Polar regions, expedition of 1898-1900 by Louis Bernacchi. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1901.
First on the Antarctic Continent being an account of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1898-1900 by C.E. Borch...
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Maggs Bros Ltd, November 2014. Voyages & Travel, Catalogue 1475. Item 86
Administrative / Biographical history
The British Antarctic Expedition of 1898 to 1900 was also known as the Southern Cross Expedition. It was the first British expedition, and the first to stay during winter, to Antartica and was led by the British explorer Carsten Borchgrevink. It also initiated the use of dogs and sledges in Antarctic exploration. The expedition camped at Cape Adare...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXA 2123
Record Identifier
9WZMJm0Y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9WZMJm0Y
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Reference code
1261100
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