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Names

Name PrimaryFrank Hurley Whole Plate Photographic Collection 1929-31

Name AlternateBritish Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition Whole Plate Photographic Collection

IDs

ID LocalSAMA 21

ID UriOffline Only

Descriptions

Brief DescriptionA collection of 284 photographs taken by James Francis (Frank) Hurley (1885-1962) as part of his duties as official photographer, covering expeditionary work on the Discovery Expedition. A Graflex camera was probably used and the photographs were all 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 Panoramic and Stereoscopic) cameras for. 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; British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE); Discovery Expedition; 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

TextAntarctic; On board Discovery (BANZARE was a ship-based venture); Antarctica

Coverage Temporal

From1929

To1931

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Dates

Date Record Updated2012-05-30 23:41

Date Created in MME2011-03-18 18:45