Dump Camp, the morning after the disaster
to the ship - the Endurance in the background.
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The castaways adrift on the sea ice,
Sir Ernest Shackleton and Frank Wild are standing together at the left of
the picture - Ocean Camp, Weddell Sea.
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The ship was dead, her proud timbers
were rent apart and scattered in savage confusion. Frank Wild and the
Endurance in the Weddell Sea.
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Lupoid, one of the sledge dogs, so
named because of his wolfish appearance.
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Frank Hurley, left, and Sir Ernest Shackleton,
right, in front of their small tent at Patience Camp, Weddell Sea.
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The boats are
hauled up on to a friendly floe to rest the party, and to prepare food.
Men on an ice-floe among many thousands in the Weddell Sea, with heavy clouds.
Composite photograph and detail of drawing by George Marston.
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At night the
boats were drawn up on to an ice-raft and a blubber fire kindled
to warm frozen bodies. overhead the Aurora Australis flamed and waned.
Composite image of photograph by Hurley and drawing by George Marston.
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The three boats are pulled a little
higher on the beach, the James Caird, the Dudley Docker and the
Stancomb Wills, after the first landing on Elephant Island.
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The launching of the James Caird from Elephant
Island. Setting out to reach South Georgia 800 miles away across the stormiest
seas in the world was to become one of the most incredible small boat journeys
of all time.
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The two upturned boats that formed the
"Snuggery" or the "Sty". View of interior
of hut on Elephant Island. Composite of photograph and drawing
by George Marston. Inside measurements: 18 feet by 9 feet by 5 feet at its
highest point. Twenty-two men lived in this hut for four and a half months.
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Home on Elephant Island was built
of two upturned boats laid side by side, twenty two men lived like semi-frozen
sardines within its cramped, dark interior.
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In sight of
the goal, nearing South Georgia. Drawn from material supplied by the
boat party Photograph of drawing possibly by George Marston.
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The ship Yelcho, The rescue ship that
finally made it to Elephant Island. It was the fourth attempt that had been
made to reach the island.
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A boat was lowered for the shore,
ringing cheers greeted its approach, a terrible chapter in the men's lives
was drawing to a close, rescue boat approaching Elephant Island.
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Tom Crean rears an Antarctic family-Sally's
quadruplets [the pups by Sally and Samson: Roger, Nell, Toby and Nelson.
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Frank Worsley, captain of the Endurance,
navigator on the James Caird voyage, in balaclava with binoculars.
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Frank Hurley, the Expedition photographer. Returning to Australia aboard
the Discovery, after completing a fourth voyage of exploration to Antarctica. |
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