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Conning the "Discovery" through pack ice 1930. DUNIH 1.344

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Conning the "Discovery" through pack ice 1930.

Photograph, black and white, labeled 'Conning the "Discovery" through pack ice', dated circa 1930. The conning tower is a raised section on a ship where an officer will stand and give directions to the helmsman. Belonging to a collection of photographs associated with William R. Colbeck, 2nd Officer on the "Discovery" during the Banzare Expedition 1929-1931 and son of William Colbeck, captain of the "Morning", the relief ship for the Discovery during the National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904.

Number: DUNIH 1.344
Name: Conning the "Discovery" through pack ice 1930.
Date: Not Specified
Maker: Not Specified
Location: In Store