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Sledging Collection

Background imageSledging Collection: Sledge-party leaving HMS Investigator in Mercy Bay, under command of Lieutenant Gurney Cresswell

Sledge-party leaving HMS Investigator in Mercy Bay, under command of Lieutenant Gurney Cresswell
One of a series of eight chromolithograph sketches by Lieut S. Gurney Cresswell (1827-1867), of the voyage of HMS Investigator under Captain McClure, 1850-54

Background imageSledging Collection: Lt Henry Bowers, Dr Edward Wilson and Apsley Cherry-Garrard beside their sledge

Lt Henry Bowers, Dr Edward Wilson and Apsley Cherry-Garrard beside their sledge
Photographer: Ponting, Herbert (1870-1935). Expedition: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13. Leader: Captain Robert Falcon Scott

Background imageSledging Collection: Southern sledge journey

Southern sledge journey
Group of men sitting and standing on the snow, pose for the camera. Back row, third from left: Captain Scott, fourth from left: Ernest Shackleton. Sledge flags flying

Background imageSledging Collection: Royds Barrier sledge party

Royds Barrier sledge party
Photographer: Reginald William Skelton (1872-1956). Expedition: British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery). Group of six men seated and standing beside a sledge

Background imageSledging Collection: Southern sledge party returned

Southern sledge party returned
Photographer: Louis Charles Bernacchi (1876-1942). Expedition: British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery). The three men on return from the Southern sledge journey

Background imageSledging Collection: Sledging over hummocky ice

Sledging over hummocky ice
One of a series of eight chromolithograph sketches by Lieut S. Gurney Cresswell (1827-1867), of the voyage of HMS Investigator under Captain McClure, 1850-54

Background imageSledging Collection: The Captain, Shackleton and Wilson

The Captain, Shackleton and Wilson
Three men standing on the ice beside a fully laden sledge. Left to right: Ernest Shackleton, Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Dr Edward Wilson. Photographer: Louis Charles Bernacchi (1876-1942)

Background imageSledging Collection: Portrait of a dog

Portrait of a dog
Photographer: Hurley, James Francis (Frank) (1885-1962). Expedition: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-17. Leader: Ernest Shackleton. Date: 1914

Background imageSledging Collection: Christmas day camp by two large boulders

Christmas day camp by two large boulders
Photographer: Reginald Skelton (1872-1956).Expedition: British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery). Camp scene with four tents pitched on the ice beside large rock boulders

Background imageSledging Collection: Sledge journey towards Mount Terror

Sledge journey towards Mount Terror
Photographer: Reginald Skelton (1872-1956). Expedition: British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery). A group of expedition members take a rest from their journey

Background imageSledging Collection: The Southern Depot sledge party

The Southern Depot sledge party
Photographer: Reginald William Skelton (1872-1956).Expedition: British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery). Group of expedition members before setting off on their journey

Background imageSledging Collection: Dr Koettlitz, Bernacchi and the carpenter Dailey starting south west

Dr Koettlitz, Bernacchi and the carpenter Dailey starting south west
Photographer: Reginald William Skelton (1872-1956). Expedition: British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery). Three men stand on the ice

Background imageSledging Collection: Sledge party to the south west

Sledge party to the south west
Photographer: Reginald William Skelton (1872-1956). Expedition: British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery). Group of six men on skis on the ice

Background imageSledging Collection: Main Western sledging party

Main Western sledging party
Photographer: Reginald William Skelton (1872-1956). Expedition: British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery). Group of expedition members beside a sledge


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