A view along the shore with penguins in the foreground, South Georgia

Looking along the coast across a snow covered beach towards a high cliff. In the foreground penguins can be seen on the slope and snow field below. It is believed that this photograph was taken by Hurley on his return visit to South Georgia in 1917.

Object Details

ID: P10
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
Date made: 1917
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 84 mm x 108 mm