Images of Explorers, Images of Exploration, Images of Discovery

Sir Ernest Shackleton

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Hand drawn map on menu card

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Cheering the relief boat

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Dog team exercised over pressure ridge

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Dog team exercised over pressure ridge

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Boat at sea

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Camp at sea

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Camp on ice

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Frank Wild with his dogs

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Frank Hurley, expedition photographer

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Frank Hurley aloft, Ernest Shackleton on deck of the Endurance

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Frank Wild looks on at the wreck of the 'Endurance'

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'Endurance' in the ice in full sail

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View from side of ship looking at the pack ice

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'Samson'

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The wreck of the 'Endurance'

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'Endurance' in the ice

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Launching the 'James Caird'

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Skinning penguins on Elephant Island

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Glacier, South Georgia

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Mast of the 'Endurance' with the wake of the ship through a field of young ice

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Crew unloading the 'James Caird', 'Dudley Docker' and 'Stancombe Wills' at Cape Valentine, Elephant Island

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Ocean Camp

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South Georgia Island

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South Georgia Island

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'Endurance' in the ice

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About to be rescued after 22 months, with the 'Yelcho' in the distance

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A pressure ridge in active formation and crew member

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Dog team exercised over pressure ridge

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Party landing at Punta Arenas

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First boat journey

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'Endurance' crushed in the ice

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The crew of the 'Endurance' taken on the bow

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Ernest Shackleton with dog on board ship

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Captain Frank Worsley

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Boat at Punta Arenas

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Boat at Punta Arenas

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Men camped on ice floe

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Returning dogs to 'Endurance' after exercise on the ice

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Playing football on the ice. (Port watch versus Starboard watch).

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Ocean Camp

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Flensing plan, (Grytviken whaling station) South Georgia

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Night camp scene

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Frank Worsley directing helmsmen through the ice

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Frank Wild and chums aboard 'Endurance'

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Frank Worsley and James Wordie at Rampart Berg

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Map of the South Pole

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Harnessing the dogs

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Dog in kennel

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Ice and sea

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Portrait of dog

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Hauling up boats for the night

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Men on ice flow

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Skinning seals

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Close under the barrier

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The floe cracking up

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The crew of the 'Endurance' taken on the bow

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Frank Hurley filming from the mast of the 'Endurance'

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Alfred Cheetham and Tom Crean (left to right)

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Hut on Elephant Island

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Dogs and men on ice, with 'Endurance' behind

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The floe cracking in front of 'Endurance'

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Boat at sea

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Ernest Shackleton and dignitaries at Punta Arenas

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Penguins, Elephant Island

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Bush ice

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Penguins on Elephant Island

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Iceberg

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Sea elephants, South Georgia

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Rescuing the crew from Elephant Island

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Iceberg

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Ernest Shackleton and Frank Hurley (skinning penguin) at Patience Camp

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Dog team being exercised over pressure ridge

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Ocean camp

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About to be rescued after 22 months with the 'Yelcho' in the distance

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Setting up camp on Elephant Island

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Camp scene on the ice

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Landscape scene of Elephant Island

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Launching the 'James Caird'

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Skinning penguins on Elephant Island

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Hut on Elephant Island

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Washing day at Patience Camp

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Young King penguin, South Georgia

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Landscape of whaling station

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Relaying the 'James Caird' across the ice

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Skiing on the ice

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The crow's nest on the mast of the 'Endurance'

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Tom Crean with new born puppies

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Gentoo penguin on nest

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Frank Wild, second in command

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Ice blink

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Harker Glacier Snout, Moraine Fjord, South Georgia

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'Endurance' enters the pack-ice

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Anemometer covered with rime

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'Endurance' frozen in the ice

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'The Long, Long Night'

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Frank Worsley and Reginald James observing stars during winter

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James Wordie, Alfred Cheetham and Alexander Macklin (left to right) washing the galley floor of the 'Endurance'

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Ernest Shackleton and Frank Wild in foreground at Ocean Camp

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Ocean Camp

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The 'Endurance' keeling over

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Ice cliffs of Hamberg glacier

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Midwinter dinner aboard the 'Endurance'

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The 'Stancombe Wills' loading a breaker, Elephant Island

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Rescuing the crew from Elephant Island with the 'Yelcho' at sea

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Frank Hurley in front of the hut on Elephant Island

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The first drink and hot food for three and half days

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Dump camp the morning after the disaster to the 'Endurance'

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A view of Patience Camp kitchen

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The sledges packed and ready, Patience Camp

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Cheering the relief boat

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The boats moored on the beach on Elephant Island

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Ice stalactites

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The triumphant 'Yelcho' with crew

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The 'James Caird' after strakes were added but without mast, on sledge, possibly at Patience Camp

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Hoop tent

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Cape Valentine, Elephant Island

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Lifeboat and washing at camp

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Mount Houdler, Elephant Island

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Tent on Ocean Camp

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Cape Wild, Elephant Island

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First landing on Elephant Island

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The party marooned on Elephant Island

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'Loneliness' Ocean Camp in distance

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Salvaging remains of the 'Endurance' at Ocean Camp

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Loading the James Caird with shingles and boulders for ballast

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Loading the 'James Caird'

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Crew unloading the 'James Caird', 'Dudley Docker' and 'Stancombe Wills' at Cape Valentine, Elephant Island

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Camp scene

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The 'James Caird' launched - Elephant Island

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South Georgia Island

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The 'Stancombe Wills' supplying the 'James Caird', Elephant Island

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The 'Stancombe Wills' and 'Dudley Docker' made into a hut for shelter

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Galley on ice, Thomas Orde-Lees and Charles Green the cook

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Launching the 'James Caird'

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Landing on South Georgia

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Playing football on the ice

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Cutting the ice around 'Endurance'

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Checking for specimens in ice hole besides 'Endurance'

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Harker Glacier, Moraine Fjord, South Georgia

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James A. McIlroy

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Dr Leonard Hussey lifting Samson

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Frank Hurley with movie camera on the ice- beneath the bow of the 'Endurance'

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Dr Leonard Hussey lifting Samson and unnamed dog alongside

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Grytviken Whaling Station, King Edward Cove, South Georgia

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Crew member standing on the ice with 'Endurance' in the background

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On an ice-floe trying to cut the 'Endurance' free

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Crew cutting the ice, trying to free the 'Endurance'

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The crew of the 'Endurance' on the ice

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The bow of the 'Endurance' sailing through the ice

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South Georgia Island

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Man standing on ice field

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South Georgia mountains

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Caird Coast, seen from the Endurance

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Ernest Shackleton and Frank Wild at Ocean Camp

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Penguins on Elephant Island

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'Endurance' keeling over

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The 'Endurance' keeling over

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In the boat at Cape Wild on Elephant Island

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Sorting out supplies on Elephant Island

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Ernest Shackleton leaning over the side of the 'Endurance'

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Ice cliffs of the Hamberg glacier

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'The Nightwatchman's Story' in the wardroom (or Ritz) of the 'Endurance'

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South Georgia Island

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South Georgia Island

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The wreck of the 'Endurance'

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The stern of the 'Endurance' keeling over

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South Georgia - Hamberg Glacier, Moraine Fjord, from the east shore looking west

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Kennels and dogs on the ice at night

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Glacier Berg and Emperor penguin

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Avalanche Glacier, South Georgia Island

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Camp scene

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Digging at cave on Elephant Island for shelter

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Penguins on Elephant Island

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South Georgia Island

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Dr Leonard Hussey and Frank Hurley playing chess on board the 'Endurance'

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14th January 74 degrees 10 South- 27 degrees 10 west

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Crew on Elephant Island

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Clark in the biological laboratory on the 'Endurance'

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'Endurance' in full sail, in the ice (side view)

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'Endurance' at night (side view)

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'Endurance' in the ice

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'Endurance' frozen in the ice

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'Endurance' frozen in the ice

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The bow of the 'Endurance' frozen in the ice

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The Rockery

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Landscape of South Georgia

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The bow of the 'Endurance' enters the pack ice

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View through a cave on Elephant Island

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Ernest Shackleton (right) and Frank Wild (left) scouting for a path to the land through the hummocks

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Glacier on Elephant Island

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The upper deck of the 'Endurance'

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South Georgia (part of panorama)

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Traversing glacier

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The mast of the 'Endurance' and the pylon way on the ice

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Ernest Shackleton's cabin on the 'Endurance'

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The Nightwatchman returns after making an inspection of the ice in the neighbourhood of the ship

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Ocean Camp- a distant view

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The 'Endurance' keeling over.

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On the bow of the 'Endurance'

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The ice and the 'Endurance' behind.

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'Endurance' frozen in the ice

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South Georgia Island

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Landscape of flower ice crystals

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Ice mounds and rope serve as guidance to crew in darkness and blizzards

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'Endurance' frozen in the ice.

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Camp on the ice

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'The End'. 'Endurance' crushed with dogs looking on

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'Endurance' frozen in the ice

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Icebergs

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Ice cliffs of Hamberg Glacier, Moraine Fjord, South Georgia

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Cape pigeons

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A morning in the Ritz, on board the 'Endurance' in midwinter

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'Endurance' frozen in the ice

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Igloo (Dogloos) kennels on the ice

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Crystal ice flowers on the surface of the newly frozen ice, with 'Endurance' frozen behind

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Dr. Leonard Hussey and dog team with 'Endurance' frozen in the ice

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Sledge party resting on the ice

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'Endurance' frozen in the ice

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Sea elephants, South Georgia

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The deck of the 'Endurance' on the outward journey

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Penguins, South Georgia

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Taking the dogs down the gangway of the 'Endurance' for exercise

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Frank Hurley and Alexander Macklin at home on the 'Endurance'

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Young Emperor penguins

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Bummer was an ardent worker, with a tail that never ceased wagging

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Man looking out on the ice

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'Endurance' enters the pack ice

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Crabeater seals

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Saint - the most virtuous dog of the pack

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Portrait of dog on board 'Endurance'

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King penguins

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Ringed penguins and paddy, Elephant Island

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Sea elephants, Gold Harbour, South Georgia

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Iceberg

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Penguins, Elephant Island

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Look out at Ocean Camp

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The kitchen at Patience Camp

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Men on ice formation

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Fish head

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Weighing the dogs

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3 penguins staring at a 4th standing against a wall of snow

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Sir Ernest Shackleton

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The Obelisk

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Mt. Paget and the Allardyce range from Mt. Duse

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Map of track of the 'Endurance' in Weddell Sea

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South polar chart and menu card with Shackleton's hand-drawn map

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Tom Crean

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The bow of the 'Endurance' frozen in the ice

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Bible presented by H. M. Queen Alexandra to Sir Ernest Shackleton in July 1914

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Menu card - front & back covers

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Menu card - inside cover & first page

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Menu card - toast list & programme

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After two years the relief ship arrives

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'Rampart' Berg

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Channel cut for Endurance

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Map of Antarctica

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Hand drawn map of Antarctica and the Weddell Sea

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Hand drawn map showing the route of the expedition

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Gentoo penguins at South Georgia

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Moraine Fjord, South Georgia

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Bergs and ice

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A view from the crow's nest

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Very open pack about latitude 64° south, longitude 18° west

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Caird coast and continental ice

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Old floes, brash and young ice consolidating, February 1915

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[Icebergs]

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A snowy morning in the pack ice

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Spring sunlight, August 1915

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Hussey and James in their workroom, the 'Rookery' during the winter of 1915

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Scientists at work

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A winter afternoon in the Ritz - McIlroy, Greenstreet, Blackborow (with ice), Lees, Clark, Macklin, Wordie, Hudson (standing), James and Hussey

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'Dogloos' around the ship on a day of clear weather, Winter 1915

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The night watchman

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Dr. Leonard Hussey and dog team with 'Endurance' frozen in the ice, September 1915

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The Weddell Sea Party, August 1915

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"Northumberland Avenue" - The Pylons, March 1915

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Four Emperor penguins who approached the ship on October 15

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Shakespeare - the leader of Hurley's team

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Penguins

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Samson chained at the entrance of his 'dogloo'

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Ice flowers, February 1915

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A heavily pressed area near the ship

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Frank Worsley and Reginald James observing an occultation, August 1915

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Hurley's dog team

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[Expedition dog]

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Shackleton standing in a newly frozen lead, August 1915

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Pressure ridge forming 200 yards from the ship late in July 1915

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'Rafting and tilting'. Ice conditions in August 1915

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A composite image of Rampart Berg

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Frank Worsley climbing the Obelisk

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'Furthest South', September 1915

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A close-up view of the deck of the Endurance, 18 October 1915

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The wreck of the Endurance, 28 October 1915

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The wreck of the Endurance, 28 October 1915

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The wreck of the Endurance, 28 October 1915

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Wild and Shackleton beside the wreck of the Endurance, 28 October 1915

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Pressure ridges, August 1915

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Pressure hummocks thrown close-up to the ship at Ocean Camp, August 1915

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Hurley and his dogs, Shakespeare and Bob, at Ocean Camp - November 1915

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Ocean Camp, November 1915

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Ocean Camp completed

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Shackleton, Hurley and the Blubber Stove, Patience Camp

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The Blubber Stove

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The Landing at Cape Valentine, Elephant Island, April 1915

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Elephant Island Party, August 1916

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Digging the ice cave, April 1916

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Gentoo penguins and paddies, East Bay, Elephant Island

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The Stancomb-Wills taking stores to the Caird, April 1916

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Frank Wild, second-in-command

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Farewell to the Caird, Easter Monday 1916

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Sketch of the 'hut' on Elephant Island

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Sketch of interior view of the 'hut' on Elephant Island

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Skinning seals for food on Elephant Island

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Gentoo penguins and paddies, Elephant Island

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A composite image portraying cutting up seals on the 'spit' on Elephant Island

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Cape Wild

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Arrival of the Yelcho

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Diagram of ice floes rafting

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Diagram of ice floes rafting

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Diagram of pressure acting on ship

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Diagram of ice crystals

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Diagram

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