Pole Collection (#84)

The Antarctic Drama - page from The Sphere
Page from The Sphere which tells of the ill-fated expedition of Captain Scott and his team, showing a picture of the inner tent used by Scott and the others

Memorial Service to the Polar Heroes at St Pauls Cathedral
A birds-eye view of the interior of St. Pauls Cathedral during the memorial service to Captain Scott and his four companions who lost their lives on the return from their failed attempt to be

Parents and brother of Captain Robert Falcoln Scott
Portrait of John Edward Scott, father of Captain Scott the polar explorer, together with his mother and his brother, the late Lieutenant Archibald O Connor Scott

Dr E. A Wilson of the Scott Polar Expedition
Dr Edward Wilson, biologist and artist on the British Antarctic Expedition led by Captain Scott. Wilson died along with Scott and Bowers in their tents during a blizzard in March 1912

The Terra Nova mourns for her Commander
The ensign flying at half-mast on the Scott Polar expeditions vessel in February 1913, as it neared Lyttelton in New Zealand following the relief partys discovery of Captain Scott

Why Captain Scott did not rely wholly on dogs
Page from The Sphere with drawings and photographs of the huskies used in Captain Scotts first polar expedition in 1901-4

A suggested site for a memorial to Captain Scott in London, at the bottom of Regent Street, close to the memorial to Sir John Franklin

Wreath for Captain Scott
Allegorical picture by Fortunino Matania showing a wreath being laid at a simple memorial to Captain Robert Falcon Scott, who died

Back to Civilisation. The Second in Command at Lyttelton
Commander Evans, the Second in Command of the British Antarctic expedition of Captain Scott, pictured with the two men who saved his life when he was struck down with scurvy

The cross erected to Captain Scott and his companions on Observation Hill. The picture was taken at the height of summer when the rocky summit was almost bare of snow

Officers and Men of the Scott expedition on board Terra Nova
Officers and men of the Second British Antarctic Expedition on board the Terra Nova. The view was taken before the vessel left Lyttelton in December 1910

Commander E. R. G Evans of the Scott Polar Expedition
Second in command on the ill-fated Scott expedition to reach the South Pole, 1910-1913, Lieutenant Evans (as he then was) returned to Britain in March 1912

Ponies of the Scott Polar Expedition
Some of the nineteen ponies taken by Captain Scott on his expedition to reach the South Pole in 1910-13

The Second Scott Polar Expedition at the Barrier
Captain Scotts expedition reached the Great Ross Barrier in January - February 1911 showing the immense height of the ice barrier, which in some places reached to 280 feet compared to the Terra Nova

Captain Scott smoking on board the Terra Nova
Captain Scott having a quiet smoke on board the Terra Nova on his way to the Antarctic in December 1910

Dr. Wilson at work
Dr Wilson, zoologist and artist, at work in the Antarctic (during the Discovery" 1901-3 expedition) examining a thermometer

Captain Scott and Dr. Wilson
Captain Robert Falcon Scott pictured with Dr E. A. Wilson pictured together on their first polar expedition (1901 - 4) photographed before departing on a sledging expedition

Geology in the Antarctic
A photograph from Charcots " The Voyage of the Pourquoi Pas" showing a striking example of bare rock in the Graham Land area of the Antarctic

Zoology of the Antarctic Regions drawn by Dr. Wilson
A series of heads of the Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, drawn by Dr Wilson, who accompanied and died with Captain Scott on his fateful expedition to reach the South Pole in 1912

Captain Scott on ski
Impression of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, leader of the ill-fated expedition to reach the South Pole in 1912, wrapped up in his kit and skiing

People on an outing in a punt, Middle East
A group of people enjoying an outing in a punt, somewhere in the Middle East. Most of them are wearing pith helmets. At the far end of the boat is a native man using a punting pole

May Day / Ally Sloper
Ally Sloper celebrates May day in the back garden, although the unseemly conduct of a neighbor with a hosepipe sees that the whole affair ends on a damp note

The Ewelme Almshouses (3 / 4)
The Ewelme Almshouses, founded in 1437 with a Grammar School attached by William de la Pole, 1st Duke and 4th Earl of Suffolk at Ewelme, Oxfordshire

The Ewelme Almshouses (2 / 4)
The Ewelme Almshouses, founded in 1437 with a Grammar School attached by William de la Pole, 1st Duke and 4th Earl of Suffolk at Ewelme, Oxfordshire

The Ewelme Almshouses (1 / 4)
The Ewelme Almshouses, founded in 1437 with a Grammar School attached by William de la Pole, 1st Duke and 4th Earl of Suffolk at Ewelme, Oxfordshire

The Ewelme Almshouses (4 / 4)
Inside the Cloisters at the Ewelme Almshouses, founded in 1437 with a Grammar School attached by William de la Pole, 1st Duke and 4th Earl of Suffolk at Ewelme, Oxfordshire

Georgia - Tbilisi - Street Scene
Street scene in Tbilisi, the capital (and largest) city in Georgia - formerly known as Tiflis. Located strategically at the crossroads between Europe and Asia

Georgia - Tbilisi - Hotel London
Hotel London, Tbilisi - the capital (and largest) city in Georgia - formerly known as Tiflis. Located strategically at the crossroads between Europe and Asia

Grenadier Guards drummers, Trengwainton House, Cornwall
The Corps of Drums of the Grenadier Guards performing on the front lawn of Trengwainton House in Penzance, Cornwall in front of a large audience

The Kings Visit to the Antarctic exploring ship Discovery
Sir Clements Markham presenting Captain Scott to King Edward VII on board the Discovery at Cowes on August 5th, 1901, prior to Scott embarking on his polar expedition to the Antarctic with Shackleton

Memorial Service for Captain Scott and his comrades
King George V personally attending the memorial service for the souls of Captain Scott and the four other members of the Southern Party who perished during their return from the South Pole in March

Captain Scott at the South Pole
Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868 - 1912), British polar explorer pictured in his kit during his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole

Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868 - 1912), British Polar explorer, pictured in kit and on skis in the Antarctic, prior to embarking on his ill-fated expedition to reach the South Pole in which he

A View up the Great Beardmore Glacier
A view on the Great Beardmore Glacier up which Captain Scott ascended to the plateau during December 1911 on his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole

Honouring Antarctic Heroes
Officers of the Scott Expedition to the South Pole facing the camera after receiving their medals from the King at Buckingham Palace on July 26th 1913

Pony drawing sledge in Antarctica
A pony about to draw a sledge loaded with supplies over the ice foot in Antarctica. Photograph taken at the time of the Discovery Antarctic expedition by Scott

The South Polar Times
Page from the Illustrated London News showing pages from the South Polar Times, the furthest south illustrated newspaper edited by Lieutenant Ernest Shackleton

The Steep Nature of the Shore Ice Edge
View demonstrating the difficulties of landing during the 1912 expedition to the South Pole. The barrier edge is perpendicular

Captain Oates
LAWRENCE EDWARD GRACE OATES Member of Captain Scotts expedition which reached the South Pole in January 1912; lost his life in a blizzard on the return trip

Officers of the Terra Nova, the ship which transported Captain Scott to his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole, pictured just after leaving London for the Antarctic in June 1910

Winter Sport in Switzerland
Holiday-makers enjoying the winter season at Murren in Switzerland. Commander and Mrs Locker-Lampson pose on their sledge whilst Viscount Gort and Dr. and Mrs Walpole seem happy on their skis

Memorial plaque to Captain Scott
A memorial tablet in bronze to Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his companions, unveiled by the Prime Minister in 1916 in St

Bosnia - Sarajevo - Haggling
A Bosnian man haggling for a vest (waistcoat) in a Sarajevo Market, Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Winter-Sports Season
Attractive garbs for snowy hills: Miss Marie Lancret, the pretty Parisian actress chamingly arrayed for the ski or the skate

Workmen put telegraph cables, Syria
Workmen installing telegraph cables in Aleppo, Syria

Street at Jizosaka - Yokohama, Japan

Chipperfield Common, Hertfordshire. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Totem Pole and Native American House
Postcard from the Pacific Coast Steamship Company from their Totem Pole Route - an example of the totem poles of the indigenous American Indian people of the Southern Alaskan region (Ketchikan)

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