The Southern Party leaving for a depot laying mission

Slide, lantern slide depicting a black and white image of the Southern Party leaving for the Great Ice Barrier on a depot-laying mission, dated 27th January 1911. These catches of food would be used to supply the various journeys planned for the following year. The original annotation reads 'The Southern Party 1911'. The printed label '94' is also present on the slide. Standing from left to right are: Thomas Crean (petty officer), Patrick Keohane (petty officer), Tryggve Gran (ski expert), Robert Falcon Scott (Captain), Robert Forde (Petty Officer), Cecil H. Meares (in charge of the dogs), Apsley Cherry-Garrard (Assistant zoologist) and Lawrence Oates (Captain Inisklling Dragoons). Sitting on the sledge are Edward Wilson (chief of scientific staff and biologist) and Henry Robertson Bowers (Lieutenant). Part of a collection of fifty eight slides depicting scenes from various Antarctic expeditions.