E. H. Shackleton's dog

A portrait photograph of E H Shackleton's sledging dog standing at a slight angle to the camera. The dog is in harness ready for the sledging journey. Ironically, Shackleton was not good with the sledging dogs, and never learnt to operate with them effectively.

Object Details

ID: ALB0346.32
Type: Photographic print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Shackleton, Ernest Henry
Date made: Circa 2 November 1902
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bernard Collection
Measurements: Overall: 103 mm x 78 mm
Parts: British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1903 (Photograph album)