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Names

Name PrimaryWatson Stereographic Photographic collection

Name AlternateWestern Base Stereographic Collection

IDs

ID LocalSAMA 23

ID UriOffline Only

Descriptions

Brief DescriptionAndrew Watson, a member of the Western Base party, took 51 photographs in a Postcard Stereo format (3 ½ x 5 ? inches or 87 x 140mm) which provide a fascinating glimpse of life at this remote base in 3D.

Subjects

person_orgAndrew Douglas Watson

localAndrew Watson; Antarctic Expeditions; Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE); Western Base

scotAntarctic regions; Antarctica; Exploration; Photography

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

pontPhotographs; Stereo photographs

Coverage Spatial

TextAntarctica; Winter Quarters (Shackleton Ice Shelf); Antarctic; On board Aurora (the AAE was a ship-based and multiple land-based venture, 1911-14)

Coverage Temporal

From1911

To1914

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Dates

Date Record Updated2012-05-30 23:41

Date Created in MME2011-03-18 18:50