Even back in 1911 there was sponsorship,
many of the supplies on Scott's expedition were given by grocers and
other manufacturers hoping to gain publicity from shots of their goods
taken in Antarctica and being associated with Scott's expedition.
It had been intended to remain in Antarctica
for some considerable time after Scott and his South Polar party had
returned from the pole and so there were considerably greater supplies
than were used up. After the tragedy became apparent, the remaining
men at the Cape Evans hut were taken home at the first opportunity.
Many of these supplies, well preserved
over the years by the freezing conditions, had been as souvenirs over
the years by various visitors to the hut. Today the hut is preserved
as a category 1 historic site under the Antarctic Treaty and is actively
being preserved by the
Antarctic Heritage Trust
Pictured in 1978 -
Picture courtesy NOAA
