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Background imageDebenham Collection: The Second Western Party The Day They Were Picked Up By The Ship, 1912, (1913)

The Second Western Party The Day They Were Picked Up By The Ship, 1912, (1913)
The Second Western Party The Day They Were Picked Up By The Ship: Taylor, Debenham, Gran and Forde, 1913. The return of the Western Geological Party: geologists Frank Debenham and T.Griffith-Taylor

Background imageDebenham Collection: The British and Russian royal families, 1909, (1951). Creator: Arthur William Debenham

The British and Russian royal families, 1909, (1951). Creator: Arthur William Debenham
The British and Russian royal families, 1909, (1951). An official photograph to mark the visit to this country in 1909 of the late Czar and Czarina of Russia

Background imageDebenham Collection: Dunraven, 1893. Creator: William Roffe

Dunraven, 1893. Creator: William Roffe
Dunraven, 1893. Portrait of Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl (1841-1926), Anglo-Irish journalist, landowner, entrepreneur, big game hunter and Conservative politician

Background imageDebenham Collection: Forde Cooking Seal-Fry on the Blubber Stove at Cape Roberts, c1911, (1913). Artist

Forde Cooking Seal-Fry on the Blubber Stove at Cape Roberts, c1911, (1913). Artist
Forde Cooking Seal-Fry on the Blubber Stove at Cape Roberts, c1911, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)

Background imageDebenham Collection: F. Debenham, 9 September 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting

F. Debenham, 9 September 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
F. Debenham, 9 September 1911, (1913). Geologist Frank Debenham (1883-1965) with a plane table, used in surveying to provide a solid and level surface on which to make field drawings

Background imageDebenham Collection: Ice Flowers on Newly Formed Sea Ice, 1912, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham

Ice Flowers on Newly Formed Sea Ice, 1912, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham
Ice Flowers on Newly Formed Sea Ice, 1912, (1913). Ice crystals formed on a sheet of ice over water, with 18 inch rule for scale

Background imageDebenham Collection: Panorama from Discovery Bluff, c1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham

Panorama from Discovery Bluff, c1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham
Panorama from Discovery Bluff, Looking North-West Up The Mackay Glacier to the Great Ice Plateau, c1911, (1913). Landmarks: Mount Suess, Great Ice Plateau, Gondola Ridge, Mount Tryggve Gran

Background imageDebenham Collection: Southern Party 1912, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham

Southern Party 1912, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham
Southern Party 1912, (1913). Chief steward W Archer, steward FJ Hooper, biologist Edward Nelson, surgeon Edward Atkinson, zoologist Apsley Cherry-Garrard, stoker William Lashly

Background imageDebenham Collection: The Devils Punch Bowl, an Empty Cwm in the South-West Corner of Granite Harbour, 1912, (1913)

The Devils Punch Bowl, an Empty Cwm in the South-West Corner of Granite Harbour, 1912, (1913). Pyramid tent pitched on shingle next to frozen inlet with cliff face in the background

Background imageDebenham Collection: Sketch Map of Mount Erebus showing routes of ascent, c1912, (1913)

Sketch Map of Mount Erebus showing routes of ascent, c1912, (1913)
Sketch Map of Mount Erebus showing routes of ascent, from plane table map by F. Debenham, c1912, (1913). Erebus is the second-highest volcano in Antarctica

Background imageDebenham Collection: Growing Ice-Foot, Cape Evans, c1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham

Growing Ice-Foot, Cape Evans, c1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham
Growing Ice-Foot, Cape Evans, c1911, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) left London on 1 June 1910 bound for the South Pole

Background imageDebenham Collection: Emperor Penguins, 1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham

Emperor Penguins, 1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham
Emperor Penguins, 1911, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) left London on 1 June 1910 bound for the South Pole

Background imageDebenham Collection: The South-West End of Alph Avenue, 1912, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham

The South-West End of Alph Avenue, 1912, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham
The South-West End of Alph Avenue, Showing Our Return Route Between The Ice Pinnacles and the Moraine, 1912, (1913). Ice falls and Royal Society Range beyond Terminus Camp, Koettlitz Glacier

Background imageDebenham Collection: A Steep Gully Cut By The Alph River Through The Koettlitz Glacier, c1911, (1913)

A Steep Gully Cut By The Alph River Through The Koettlitz Glacier, c1911, (1913)
A Steep Gully Cut By The Alph River Through The Ancient Lateral Moraine of the Koettlitz Glacier, c1911, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott

Background imageDebenham Collection: The Koettlitz Glacier, Just North of Heald Island, Showing Ice Pinnacles, Etc c1911, (1913)

The Koettlitz Glacier, Just North of Heald Island, Showing Ice Pinnacles, Etc c1911, (1913)
The Koettlitz Glacier, Just North of Heald Island, Showing Ice Pinnacles, Etc. Nearly One Hundred Feet High, c1911, (1913)

Background imageDebenham Collection: Midwinter Day, 1912 - The Men, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham

Midwinter Day, 1912 - The Men, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham
Midwinter Day, 1912 - The Men: (Left to right, Archer, Williamson, Crean, Hooper, Keohane, Demetri), (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)

Background imageDebenham Collection: Midwinter Day, 1912 - The Officers, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham

Midwinter Day, 1912 - The Officers, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham
Midwinter Day, 1912 - The Officers: (Left to right, Cherry-Gerrard, Wright, Atkinson, Nelson, Gran), (1913). Zoologist Apsley Cherry-Garrard, physicist Charless Wright, surgeon Edward Atkinson

Background imageDebenham Collection: The Lower Koettlitz Glacier, 1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham

The Lower Koettlitz Glacier, 1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham
The Lower Koettlitz Glacier, 1911, (1913). Camp in pinnacled ice at mouth of Koettlitz Glacier, geologist Raymond Priestley takes a reading from a piece of scientific equipment on a tripod

Background imageDebenham Collection: Gran With Mule Lal Khan, c1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham

Gran With Mule Lal Khan, c1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham
Gran With Mule Lal Khan, c1911, (1913). Norwegian ski expert, aviator and writer Tryggve Gran (1888-1980). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)

Background imageDebenham Collection: The Second Western Party at Cape Geology on Christmas Day, 1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham

The Second Western Party at Cape Geology on Christmas Day, 1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham
The Second Western Party at Cape Geology, Granite Harbour, on Christmas Day, 1911 (Forde and Gran standing, Debenham and Taylor sitting), (1913)

Background imageDebenham Collection: Alcove Camp in a Surface Gully of the Taylor Glacier, c1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham

Alcove Camp in a Surface Gully of the Taylor Glacier, c1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham
Alcove Camp in a Surface Gully of the Taylor Glacier, c1911, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)

Background imageDebenham Collection: The Shadow of Mount Erebus on the Clouds, September 1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham

The Shadow of Mount Erebus on the Clouds, September 1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham
The Shadow of Mount Erebus on the Clouds, September 1911, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)

Background imageDebenham Collection: The Relief of the Western Party by the Terra Nova, 18 February 2012, (1913)

The Relief of the Western Party by the Terra Nova, 18 February 2012, (1913)
The Relief of the Western Party by the Terra Nova Off the Mouth of the Koettlitz Glacier, 18 February 2012, (1913). T Griffith Taylor, Frank Debenham, Tryggve Gran and Robert Forde

Background imageDebenham Collection: The Mouth of Dry Valley, Showing The Commonwealth Glacier, 1912, (1913). Artist

The Mouth of Dry Valley, Showing The Commonwealth Glacier, 1912, (1913). Artist
The Mouth of Dry Valley, Showing The Commonwealth Glacier Debouching Into It From The South. New Harbour Appears on the Right, 1912, (1913). Avalanche Bay from East base of Discovery Bluff

Background imageDebenham Collection: Mount England and the New Glacier, c1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham

Mount England and the New Glacier, c1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham
Mount England and the New Glacier. The Minnehaha Ice Falls and the Entrance to the Devils Punch Bowl (On the Right) Are Also Seen, c1911, (1913)

Background imageDebenham Collection: Pressure Ice Blocks Near Discovery Bluff, c1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham

Pressure Ice Blocks Near Discovery Bluff, c1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham
Pressure Ice Blocks Near Discovery Bluff, Due to the Thrust of the Mackay Glacier Tongue on the Sea-Ice, c1911, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott

Background imageDebenham Collection: Heavy Sledging in New Snow Off Point Disappointment, December 1911, (1913). Artist

Heavy Sledging in New Snow Off Point Disappointment, December 1911, (1913). Artist
Heavy Sledging in New Snow Off Point Disappointment, December 1911, (1913). Disappointment Camp on sea ice, Granite Harbour: an expedition member shovels snow into a cooker next to a pyramid tent

Background imageDebenham Collection: Alph Avenue, Where We Emerged from the Pinnacle Ice, c1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham

Alph Avenue, Where We Emerged from the Pinnacle Ice, c1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham
Alph Avenue, Where We Emerged from the Pinnacle Ice, (Wright and Edgar Evans can be distinguished in the middle distance, c1911, (1913)

Background imageDebenham Collection: Packing from Alcove Camp to the Sea, c1911, (1913). Artist: T Griffith Taylor

Packing from Alcove Camp to the Sea, c1911, (1913). Artist: T Griffith Taylor
Packing from Alcove Camp to the Sea, (The Taylor Glacier is in the background; Wright, Edgar Evans and Debenham are crossing Lake Bonney), c1911, (1913)

Background imageDebenham Collection: Lieut. Campbells Party on their Return to Cape Evans, 7 November 1912, (1913)

Lieut. Campbells Party on their Return to Cape Evans, 7 November 1912, (1913). Northern party on arrival at Cape Evans, with laden sledge

Background imageDebenham Collection: The Depot Laying and Western Parties on Their Return to Cape Evans, 13 April 1911, (1913)

The Depot Laying and Western Parties on Their Return to Cape Evans, 13 April 1911, (1913)
The Depo t Laying and Western Parties on Their Return to Cape Evans (Left to right - Taylor, Wright, Evans, Bowers, Scott, Debenham, Gran, P.O. Evans, Crean), 13 April 1911, (1913)

Background imageDebenham Collection: Winter Work (Left to right - Debenham, Cherry-Garrard, Bowers, Evans, Taylor), c1911, (1913)

Winter Work (Left to right - Debenham, Cherry-Garrard, Bowers, Evans, Taylor), c1911, (1913). Geologist Frank Debenham, zoologist Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Lieutenant Henry Bowers

Background imageDebenham Collection: Cowes, c1896. Artist: A Debenham

Cowes, c1896. Artist: A Debenham
Cowes, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Background imageDebenham Collection: The Lower Koettlitz Glacier, Showing The Effect of Thaw-Waters, c1911, (1913)

The Lower Koettlitz Glacier, Showing The Effect of Thaw-Waters, c1911, (1913)
The Lower Koettlitz Glacier, Showing The Effect of Thaw-Waters on an Ancient Glacier Surface, c1911, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)

Background imageDebenham Collection: An Ice-Free Outlet Valley, c1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham

An Ice-Free Outlet Valley, c1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham
An Ice-Free Outlet Valley, Whose Glacier Has Receded Over Twenty Miles from the Sea. Looking South-West Up Dry Valley, c1911, (1913). Landmarks: Kukri Hills, Lake Bonney, Snout of Taylor Glacier

Background imageDebenham Collection: An Outlet Glacier Valley Completely Filled With Ice, c1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham

An Outlet Glacier Valley Completely Filled With Ice, c1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham
An Outlet Glacier Valley Completely Filled With Ice. Looking Up The Ferrar Glacier to the South-West, c1911, (1913). Landmarks: Descent Pass, Cathedra Rocks

Background imageDebenham Collection: Debenham, Gran, and Taylor in their Cubicle, 18 May 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting

Debenham, Gran, and Taylor in their Cubicle, 18 May 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
Debenham, Gran, and Taylor in their Cubicle, 18 May 1911, (1913). Geologists Frank Debenham (1883-1965) and T Griffith Taylor (1880-1963), and ski expert Tryggve Gran (1888-1980)

Background imageDebenham Collection: Captain Scotts Last Birthday Dinner, 6 Jun 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting

Captain Scotts Last Birthday Dinner, 6 Jun 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
Captain Scotts Last Birthday Dinner, 6 Jun 1911, (1913). Celebrating expedition leader Robert F Scotts 43rd birthday, left to right: Atkinson, Meares, Cherry-Garrard, Oates (standing), Taylor

Background imageDebenham Collection: The Main Party at Cape Evans After The Winter, 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting

The Main Party at Cape Evans After The Winter, 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
The Main Party at Cape Evans After The Winter, 1911, (1913). Mr. Taylor. Mr. Cherry-Garrard. Mr. Day. Mr. Nelson. Lieut. Evans. Capt. Oates. Dr. Atkinson. Capt. Scott. Mr. Wright. Lieut. Gran

Background imageDebenham Collection: Memorial Cross Erected at Observation Hill to the Southern Party, 1913. Artist: Frank Debenham

Memorial Cross Erected at Observation Hill to the Southern Party, 1913. Artist: Frank Debenham
Memorial Cross Erected at Observation Hill to the Southern Party, 1913. Wooden cross erected to commemorate the deaths of Scotts pole party, inscribed with their names: Dr EA Wilson

Background imageDebenham Collection: A Berg Breaking Up in the Pack, c1910–1913, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting

A Berg Breaking Up in the Pack, c1910–1913, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
A Berg Breaking Up in the Pack, c1910– 1913, (1913). Geologists Frank Debenham and T Griffith Taylor skiing. The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott

Background imageDebenham Collection: Osborne House, c1896. Artist: A Debenham

Osborne House, c1896. Artist: A Debenham
Osborne House, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Background imageDebenham Collection: The Wilson Piedmont Glacier, Showing the Continuous Ice Cliffs, c1911, (1913)

The Wilson Piedmont Glacier, Showing the Continuous Ice Cliffs, c1911, (1913)
The Wilson Piedmont Glacier, Showing the Continuous Ice Cliffs. They Are a Mile Distant from the Sledge, which is on Sea-Ice, c1911, (1913)

Background imageDebenham Collection: Osborne House, I. O. W. C1900. Artist: A Debenham

Osborne House, I. O. W. C1900. Artist: A Debenham
Osborne House, I.O.W. C1900. Osborne House is a former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. The house was built between 1845 and 1851 for Queen Victoria

Background imageDebenham Collection: Sale of unredeemed goods at Debenham, Storr and Sons auction rooms, London, c1903 (1903)

Sale of unredeemed goods at Debenham, Storr and Sons auction rooms, London, c1903 (1903)
Sale of unredeemed goods at Debenham, Storr and Sons auction rooms, Covent Garden, London, c1903 (1903). From Living London, Vol. II, by George R. Sims

Background imageDebenham Collection: The company of the first class cruiser, HMS Imperieuse, 1896. Artist: A Debenham

The company of the first class cruiser, HMS Imperieuse, 1896. Artist: A Debenham
The company of the first class cruiser, HMS Imperieuse, 1896. Launched in 1883, HMS Imperieuse was an armoured cruiser. From 1896 until 1899 she was flagship of the Royal Navys Pacific Station

Background imageDebenham Collection: A holophote on board HMS Imperieuse, 1896. Artist: A Debenham

A holophote on board HMS Imperieuse, 1896. Artist: A Debenham
A holophote on board HMS Imperieuse, 1896. A holophote is a lamp which incorporates lenses or reflectors to collect the light and throw it in a particular direction. They are used in lighthouses

Background imageDebenham Collection: Rear-Admiral Henry Bury Palliser, commander of the British Pacific fleet, 1896. Artist: A Debenham

Rear-Admiral Henry Bury Palliser, commander of the British Pacific fleet, 1896. Artist: A Debenham
Rear-Admiral Henry Bury Palliser, commander of the British Pacific fleet, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 15th May 1896

Background imageDebenham Collection: Rear-Admiral Alfred Taylor Dale, Commander in Chief of the Flying Squadron, 1896. Artist: A Debenham

Rear-Admiral Alfred Taylor Dale, Commander in Chief of the Flying Squadron, 1896. Artist: A Debenham
Rear-Admiral Alfred Taylor Dale, Commander in Chief of the Flying Squadron, 1896. In 1896 Dale (1840-1925) commanded the Particular Service Squadron

Background imageDebenham Collection: No. 8 Addison Road, Kensington, 1907. Artist: Thomas Hamilton Crawford

No. 8 Addison Road, Kensington, 1907. Artist: Thomas Hamilton Crawford
No. 8 Addison Road, Kensington, 1907. Illustration by Thomas Hamilton Crawford (1860-1933). Architects; William Frend De Morgan (1839-1917), Halsey Ralph Ricardo (1854-1928)

Background imageDebenham Collection: Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns, British statesman, 1881. Artist: George J Stodart

Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns, British statesman, 1881. Artist: George J Stodart
Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns, British statesman, 1881. Born in Ireland, Cairns (1810-1885) entered Parliament as a member for Belfast in 1852


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