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Turning the capstan on the RRS Discovery DUNIH 1.482

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Turning the capstan on the RRS Discovery

Photograph, black and white, showing crew members turning the capstan on the Discovery. Photograph labeled, 'Velox No 346206'. 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 1.482
Name: Turning the capstan on the RRS Discovery
Date: Not Specified
Maker: Not Specified
Location: In Store