Ponting's photographs of the Terra Nova expedition

Book, taken from a collection of prints, letters, photographs and postcards relating to both the National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904 and the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13. This particular object is a several pages from a published book (unknown) showing Herbert Ponting's annotated black and photographs of the Antarctic expedition of 1910-13 onboard the Terra Nova.
1. Edward Wilson (chief of scientific staff), Lieutenant Henry Bowers and Apsley Cherry-Garrard (Assistant zoologist) on their return from Cape Crozier.
2. Members of the polar party having a meal in camp. (Left to right) Edgar Evans (petty officer), Lieutenant Henry Bowers, Captain Scott.
3. Tryggve Gran (ski expert) skiing.
4. Frank Debenham (Geologist) with scientific equipment.
5. Cecil Meares (in charge of the dogs) with Osman (the leader of the expedition dogs).
6. Petty Officer Edgar Evans.
7. Lawrence Oates by the stable door.
8. Lawrence Oates and the ponies on the Terra Nova.
9. Lieutenant Henry Bowers (nicknamed Birdie).
10. Dr Edward Wilson (chief of scientific staff) outside Antarctic hut.
11. Dr Edward Wilson (chief of scientific staff) taken by Emery Walker photographic studio.
12. Captain Robert Scott skiing.
13. Captain Scott in his ‘den’ in the hut at Cape Evans.
14. Dr George Simpson (meteorologist) in his laboratory.
15. The second western party the day they were picked up by the ship. (Left to right) Griffith Taylor and Frank Taylor (geologists), Tryggve Gran (ski expert) and Robert Forde (petty officer).
16. Telephotograph of the Mount Lister Scrap, showing the CWM valleys (taken from Cape Evans).
17. Granite hut at Cape Geology. Robert Forde (petty officer) and Tryggve Gran (skiing expert) are cooking at the blubber stove, whose chimney projects behind the ‘sledge’ roof-tree.
18. Robert Forde (petty officer) cooking seal fry on the blubber stove at Cape Roberts.
19. The Koettlitz Glacier, just north of Heald Island, showing ice pinnacles etc. nearly one hundred feet high.
20. Alph Avenue. Charles Wright (physicist) and Edgar Evans (petty officer) can be distinguished in the middle distance.
21. The Wilson Piedmont Glacier, showing the continuous ice cliffs. They are a mile distant from the sledge, which is on sea-ice.
22. Couloir Cliffs, Granite Harbour, showing the camp off the Piedmont Tounge.
23. The relief of the Western Party by the Terra Nova off the mouth of the Koettlitz Glacier.
24. Ice crystals on the roof of a cave at the head of the Alph River.
25. A steep gully by the Alph River through the ancient Lateral Moraine of the Koettlitz Glacier.
26. Ship’s party. (Left to right) James Dennistoun (in charge of the mules on the ship), Alfred Cheetham (Boatswain), Lieutenant Henry Rennick, Francis Drake (secretary and meteorologist on the ship), William Williams (engineer), Henry Pennell and Wilfred Bruce (both commanders) and Dennis Lillie (biologist on the ship).
27. Granite blocks planed by ancient glaciers at Cape Roberts.
28. Mount England and the new Glacier. The Minnehaha ice falls and the entrance to the Devil’s punch bowl (on the right) are also seen.
29. The first Western Party in a natural ice-tunnel amid the pinnacles of the Koettlitz Glacier (Edgar Evans standing).
30. The second Western Party at Cape Geology, Granite Harbour, on Christmas Day, 1911. Robert Forde (petty officer) and Tryggve Gran (ski expert) standing. Frank Debenham (geologist) and Griffith Taylor (Geologist) sitting.
31. The South west end of Alph Avenue.
32. Alcove Camp in a surface gully on the Taylor Glacier
33. ‘Packing’ from Alcove camp to the sea. The Taylor Glacier is in the background: Charles Wright (physicist), Edgar Evans (petty officer), Frank Debenham (geologist) are crossing Lake Bonney.
34. Dr. Wilson watching the first rays of sunlight being recorded after the long winter night.
35. The return of the sun.
36. Crevassed ice at entrance to Priestly Glacier.
37. Crevassed ice at entrance to Priestly Glacier.
38. Cecil Meares (in charge of the dogs) and Demetri Geroff (dog driver) at ‘Discovery’ Hut.
39. Face of a Glacier in Victoria Land.
40. Dugdale Glacier
41. Dennis Lillie (biologist on ship) with some of the siliceous sponges of which he secured a record Haul with the Dredge.
42. Igloo Passage, looking towards the steps leading outside, down which the light is shinning.
43. Edward Nelson (biologist) with the Nansen-Petersen insulated water bottle.
44. A fresh water cascade in the Antarctic.
45. Penguins Promenade.
46. A blizzard approaching across the sea ice.
47. Emperor Penguins.
48. Dennis Lillie (biologist on ship) and Dr. G. Murray Levick (surgeon) sorting a trawl catch.
49. The last boat leaves for the ship.
50. Camp under the Wild Range.
51. Cape Royds, looking north.
52. An ‘Outlet Glacier’ valley completely filled with ice. Looking up the Ferrar Glacier to the South-West.
53. An ice-free outlet valley, whose Glacier has receded over twenty miles from the sea. Looking south-west up dry valley to the snout of the Taylor Glacier.
54. The Lower Koettlitz Galcier, showing the effect of thaw-waters on an ancient Glacier surface.
55. The motor Party- (Left to right) William Lashly (chief stoker), Bernard Day (motor engineer), Lieutenant Edward Evans, F.J. Hooper (steward).
56. Dogs with stores about to leave Hut Point.
57. Dogs galloping towards the Barrier.
58. Cecil Meares (in charge of the dogs) and Demetri Geroff (dog driver) with their dog teams leaving hut point.
59. Ponies behind their shelter in camp on the Barrier.
60. Cape Crozier: The end of the Great Ice Barrier.
61. Sastrugi
62. Sastrugi
63. Ponies on the march.
64. A berg calving from a Glacier at Cape Crozier.
65. The Hut and the western mountains from the top of the ramp.
66. Demetri Geroff (Dig driver).
67. Tryggve Gran (ski expert) with mule ‘Lal Khan’.
68. Lieutenant Harry Pennell (Commander Royal Navy) with a prismatic compass.
69. Lieutenant Wilfred Bruce (Commander Royal Navy).
70. Camp in the cave under Penelope Point.
71. G. Murray Levick (surgeon) outside camp at Penelope Point.
72. Bernard Day’s (motor engineer) motor under way.
73. One of the motor sledges.
74. Chief Stoker William Lashly (who received the Albert Medal).
75. Petty Officer Thomas Crean (who received the Albert Medal).
76. Mount Kyffin.
77. Albatross Soaring.
78. Albatrosses foraging in the wake of the Terra Nova.
79. Lieutenant Edward Evans in the crow’s nest.
80. Furling sail in the pack.
81. Dr. George Simpson (meteorologist) at the unifilar magnetometer.
82. Dr. Edward Atkinson (surgeon) in his laboratory.
83. Penguin on rock, captioned ‘I don’t care what becomes of me’.
84. An Adelie penguin about to dive.
85. Dr Edward Wilson (chief of scientific staff) and Dr. Atkinson (surgeon) loading the harpoon gun.
86. Alfred Cheetham (the boatswain of the Terra Nova).
87. Pony takes whisky.
88. The stables in winter (Lawrence Oates with them).
89. Petty Officer Patrick Keohane.
90. Charles S. Wright (physicist).
91. Cecil H. Meares (in charge of the dogs).
92. Bernard C. Day (Motor engineer).
93. Photos 89.-92. Together. Captioned some of the supporting parties as they appeared on their return from the Polar journey.
94. Camp at three degree depot.
95. Ice cave.
96. Group after winter in Igloo.
97. Launch of the pram.
98. Lieutenant Victor Campbell and Raymond Priestly (geologist )afloat on pancake ice.
99. Ice crystals in crevasse.
100. An oncoming blizzard.
101. Slope of the warning Glacier.
102. Skua gulls fighting over some blubber.
103. Penguins jumping on to the ice-foot.
104. Ice cave, captioned ‘The arch berg from without’.
105. A Weddell Seal bout to dive.
106. A Weddell Seal on the beach.
107. Dr. Edward Atkinson and Thomas Clissold (cook) hauling up the fish-trap.
108. Open water in the Ross Sea.
109. Pancake ice.
110. Heavy pack in which the ship was held up whilst endeavouring to rescue the Northern Party.
111. Summer party the ice opening up.
112. C.S. Wright (physicist) making observation with the transit.
113. Ice cave captioned, ‘The arch berg from within’.
114. The summit of Erebus.
115. Seals basking on newly formed pancake ice off Cape Evans.
116. A pressure ridge in the sea-ice running towards Cape Barne.
117. The Barne Glacier: A Crevasse with a thin snow bridge.
118. Winter Quarters at Cape Evans.
119. Winter Quarters at Cape Evans.
120. Head of Robertson Bay.
121. A pool in the ice-foot.
122. Inside door of Igloo by light of Blubber Lamps.
123. G. Murray Levick’s camp among crevasses.
124. Emperor Penguins’ eggs from Cape Crozier.
125. Frost- Smoke.
126. Sledge track crossing an Adelie penguin’s track.
127. A moulting penguin.
128. Dr. George Simpson (meteorologist) sending up a balloon.
129. The polar party’s sledging ration: Pemmican, biscuits, butter, cocoa, sugar and tea.
130. Disembarking the ponies.
131. Ponies tethered out on the sea-ice.
132. Entering McMurdo Sound- Cape bird and Mount Erebus.
133. Surf breaking against stranded ice at Cape Evans.
134. A pair of Adelie Penguins.
135. Adelie Penguins with her two chicks, captioned ‘A proud mother’.
136. Spray ridges of ice after a blizzard.
137. The castle berg.
138. Moonlight in the pack.
139. An ice grotto-tent island in distance. Captain Scott and Charles Wright (physicist).
140. A berg breaking up in the pack.
141. Evening scene in the pack.
142. Growing ice-foot, cape Evans.
143. Penguins diving.
144. Penguins diving.
145. The Ramparts of Mount Erebus.
146. A berg drifting in McMurdo Sound.
147. Pancake ice forming into floes off Cape Evans.
148. The Castle berg at the end of the winter.
149. Mount Erebus.
150. Penguins on ice foot.
151. The point of the Barne Glacier.
152. Manning the pumps.
153. The first ice-berg.
154. Lieutenant Edward Evans and Edward Nelson (biologist) cutting a cave for cold storage.
155. Men organising supplies outside the hut, captioned ‘The condition of Affairs a week after landing’.
156. Herbert Ponting (official camera artist for the expedition)cinematographs the bow of the Terra Nova breaking through the ice-floes.
157. Landing a motor-sledge.
158. The Terra Nova in McMurdo Sound.
159. The freezing up of the sea.
160. Members of the Polar Party getting into their sleeping bags. Left to right (Edgar Evans (Petty Officer), Captain Scott, Lieutenant Henry Bowers, Edward Wilson (chief of scientific staff).