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Ernest Shackleton, Pictures of the Endurance Expedition - 1
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A young Australian photographer Frank Hurley accompanied Shackleton on the Trans-Antarctic Expedition to record events in motion and still pictures. Little was it realised when setting off exactly what an epic tale would be recorded and that amongst the film would be some of the Endurance itself being crushed and sunk by sea-ice. Shackleton had a deal with a London newspaper to sell his story and pictures on his return to England, a legacy of the difficulty in providing funding for the expedition. Hurley for his part planned to sell the photographs and film on his return, so there were pressing financial reasons to return with a good record as well capturing images of history in the making.
As a result almost every stage of the journey is recorded. Some of the photographs are presented here. Click on the thumbnail image to see each larger picture in a pop-up window. The pictures can be seen in turn by clicking "next" in the pop-up window.
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Portrait of Ernest Shackleton |
The Endurance in young sea-ice. The Endurance easily cuts through the recently frozen, thin sea ice on its journey south through the Weddell Sea. |
Trapped in the Weddell Sea, desperate efforts were made to free the ship, these were of no avail, because the ice froze together as quickly as it could be cut away 14th February 1915 |
The surface of a newly frozen lead was covered with delicate crystal rosette formations resembling nothing so much as a field of white carnations Endurance, in the background, 16th February 1915 |
A midnight sunset and the Endurance in the Weddell Sea, ca. 22nd February 1915 |
As time wore on it became more and more evident that the ship was doomed. Endurance among ice pinnacles, February 1915 |
The Endurance behind rounded ice mounds in the Weddell Sea. |
Frank Hurley with camera on ice in front of the bow of the trapped Endurance in the Weddell Sea, 1915. |
The prow of the Endurance. The ship was to remain trapped in the ice for over 10 months before finally being crushed. |
The long, long night, the Endurance in the Antarctic winter darkness, trapped in the Weddell Sea, 27th August 1915. |
When the Endurance became solidly embedded, the dogs were transferred from the decks to the floe and housed in snow kennels called dogloos which the dog-men built with competitive pride |
The ice was in convulsion ahead of the ship, and a splitting crash suddenly caused all hands to rush up on deck to find that a crack had opened from the lead ahead and passed along the starboard side to another crack that had opened aft. October 14th 1915 |
The Endurance leaning to port, 19th October 1915. |
The doomed ship, the pressure of many millions of tons of ice made a toy of the helpless vessel. The Endurance in the Weddell Sea. |
Endurance crushed to death by the icepacks of the Weddell Sea. The sinking ship, watched by the dogs, 1st November 1915. |
Ocean Camp, 15th December 1915 |
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