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Names

Name PrimaryFrank Hurley Panoramic Collection 1929-31

Name AlternateBritish Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition Panoramic Photographic Collection

IDs

ID LocalSAMA 26

ID UriOffline Only

Descriptions

Brief DescriptionA collection of 125 images taken by James Francis (Frank) Hurley. These images are of a specially wide angle (83 x 254mm), made for dramatic images that took Hurley to the length, breadth and height of the expedition ship.

Full DescriptionThe collection includes the film camera circa 1925, which unusually laid down an image on a curved film plane via a pivoting lens, and was operated by James Francis Hurley on the Discovery Expedition. The lens was of fixed focus and exposure times could be varied by adjusting to one of two tensions of the spring controlling the lens. This is the only surviving panoramic camera from Mawson’s numerous expeditions.

Subjects

localAntarctic Expeditions; British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE); Discovery Expedition; James Francis (Frank) Hurley

scotAntarctic regions; Antarctica; Exploration; Photography

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

person_orgJames Francis (Frank) Hurley

pontPanoramic photographs; Photographs

Coverage Spatial

TextOn board Discovery and various landfalls of the BANZARE voyages (1929-31)

Coverage Temporal

From1929

To1931

Dates

Date Record Updated2012-05-30 23:41

Date Created in MME2011-03-18 18:54