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Names

Name PrimaryDouglas Mawson Photographic Collection 1908-09

Name AlternateBritish Antarctic Expedition Photographic Collection 1907-09

IDs

ID LocalSAMA 22

ID UriOffline Only

Descriptions

Brief DescriptionA collection of photographs taken by Douglas Mawson (1182-1958) during the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09. Mawson undertook a considerable amount of the photographic work, including developing and printing, in addition to his work as Physicist. Attribution of the approximately 1,000 images cannot always be given to Mawson, with the Expedition's Newman & Guardia cameras being used by several members.

NoteThere has been some doubt about the provenance of the BAE photographs, the certainty of those by Mawson depends on either their subject matter, and/or if the South Austalian Museum holds the negative.

Subjects

localAntarctic Expeditions; British Antarctic Expedition (BAE); Douglas Mawson; Newman & Guardia camera

scotAntarctic regions; Antarctica; Exploration; Photography

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

person_orgDouglas Mawson

pontPhotographs

Coverage Spatial

TextWinter Quarter (Cape Royds) environs; On board Nimrod (BAE was a limited ship-based and multiple land-based venture, 1907-09)

Coverage Temporal

From1907

To1909

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Dates

Date Record Updated2012-05-30 23:41

Date Created in MME2011-03-18 18:47