Manhauling the JAMES CAIRD
Photographer
Captain Frank Hurley
(1885 - 1962)
Date1915
Object number00034267
NamePhotograph
MediumSilver gelatin print
DimensionsOverall: 405 × 505 mm
Image: 312 × 408 mm
Sheet: 405 × 505 mm
Mount / Matt size (C Fini Mount): 522 × 717 mm
Image: 312 × 408 mm
Sheet: 405 × 505 mm
Mount / Matt size (C Fini Mount): 522 × 717 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionPhotograph by Frank Hurley titled 'Man-hauling the JAMES CAIRD'.
Image depicts a view of twelve crew from the ENDURANCE hauling the JAMES CAIRD along ice.SignificanceAntarctica is a place where one mistake can make the difference between life and death. A continent of extremes: it is the highest, driest, windiest and coldest place on the planet. It has also produced some of the world’s most heroic explorers.
The early 20th century saw the most amazing Antarctic journeys with names like Scott, Shackleton, Amundsen and Mawson being forever linked with endurance, heroism and tragedy. The expeditions of Scott and Shackleton in particular remain among the most popular and remembered around the world. They epitomise the heroism associated with Antarctic adventure.
c 1919
