A dog-sledge at rest, with 'Endurance' (1912) in the background

A view across the broken ice floes towards 'Endurance' (1912), a wooden auxiliary discovery barquentine, in the far background. In the foreground is the dog-sledge Hurley was using that day to move equipment when taking photographs. The seven dogs are lying on the ground with one of the crew standing next to the sledge.

Object Details

ID: P7
Collection: Historic Photographs
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hurley, James Francis
Events: Antarctic Exploration: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1916
Vessels: Endurance (1912)
Date made: 1915
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 84 mm x 108 mm