Leslie Quartermain at the South Pole Traverse
Photographer
Leslie Bowden Quartermain
(New Zealand, 1895 - 1973)
Date1959-1960
Object number00054054
NameSlide
MediumCellulose acetate slide, colour
DimensionsOverall: 35 x 35 mm
Copyright© Alan Quartermain and Marion Rego
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionA colour image showing Leslie Quatermain next to a snow tractor at the South Pole Traverse also called the McMurdo Highway. Handwritten with blue ink on mount reads 'Me refreshing myself on traverse.'
In 1959 Leslie Bowman Quartermain joined the newly established Antarctic Division of the New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research as Information Officer. In 1976 he received the MBE for his contribution on Antarctic affairs. He died in Wellington, New Zealand on 28 April 1973.HistoryLeslie Bowden Quartemain, Antarctic Division, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, published 'Two Huts in the Antarctic' in 1963 about the history and preservation of huts at Cape Royds (built by Shackleton) and Cape Evans (built by Scott) on Ross Island in the Ross Sea area.
ISignificanceAustralia has jurisdiction over about one third of the icy Antarctic continent; telling its stories and contextualising considerations about its future are important responsibilities for the Australian National Maritime Museum.
