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Hut built in 1874 by Transit of Venus Expedition DUNIH 1.459

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Hut built in 1874 by Transit of Venus Expedition

Photograph, black and white, labeled 'Hut built in 1874 by Transit of Venus Expedition, Observatory B, Kerguelen. Labeled on the back of the photograph, 'Kodak No. N 843'. 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 1.459
Name: Hut built in 1874 by Transit of Venus Expedition
Date: Not Specified
Maker: Not Specified
Location: In Store