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Names

Name PrimaryFrank Hurley Whole Plate Photographic Collection 1911-14

Name AlternateAustralasian Antarctic Expedition Whole Plate Photographic Collection 1911-14

IDs

ID LocalSAMA 20

ID UriOffline Only

Descriptions

Brief DescriptionA collection of 189 photographs taken by James Francis (Frank) Hurley (1885-1962) as part of his duties as official photographer, covering expeditionary work on the Aurora Expedition. A Graflex camera was used and the photographs were taken on glass plate negatives (8 ½ by 6 ½ inches).

NoteDue to the large size and weight of the Graflex camera, Hurley used smaller format (including Stereoscopic) cameras particularly while sledging any distance from the Main Base, on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) led by Douglas Mawson. His AAE Whole Plate Collection was catalogued with the prefix 'W' for this grouping - to distinguish it from the BANZARE Whole Plate Collection ('WP')

Subjects

localAntarctic Expeditions; Aurora Expedition; Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE); Glass plate negatives; Graflex camera; James Francis (Frank) Hurley

scotAntarctic regions; Antarctica; Exploration; Photography

aptAntarctic workers; Expeditions; Explorers; Geography & travel; Photography

person_orgJames Francis (Frank) Hurley

pontPhotographs

Coverage Spatial

TextMain Base environs (Cape Denison); Antarctic; On board S.Y. Aurora (the AAE was a ship-based and multiple land-based venture); Antarctica

Coverage Temporal

From1912

To1914

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Dates

Date Record Updated2012-05-30 23:41

Date Created in MME2011-03-18 18:45