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Background imageExploration Collection: Earthrise - Apollo 8, December 24, 1968. Creator: William A Anders

Earthrise - Apollo 8, December 24, 1968. Creator: William A Anders
Earthrise - Apollo 8, December 24, 1968. This view of the rising Earth greeted the Apollo 8 astronauts as they came from behind the Moon after the fourth nearside orbit

Background imageExploration Collection: Victoria Falls: The Leaping Water, pub. 1864. Creator: Thomas Baines (1820-75)

Victoria Falls: The Leaping Water, pub. 1864. Creator: Thomas Baines (1820-75)
Victoria Falls: The Leaping Water, from Explorations in South West Africa, pub. 1864 (colour lithograph). made in collaboration with James Chapman (1831-1872)

Background imageExploration Collection: President Kennedy makes his We choose to go to the Moon speech, Rice University, 1962

President Kennedy makes his We choose to go to the Moon speech, Rice University, 1962. US President John F. Kennedy gives his We choose to go to the Moon speech in Houston, Texas

Background imageExploration Collection: Victoria Falls of the Zambezi River, on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, 1900

Victoria Falls of the Zambezi River, on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, 1900
Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River, on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, Africa, 1900. Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873)

Background imageExploration Collection: U-2 spy plane with fictitious NASA markings, USA, 1960. Creator: NASA

U-2 spy plane with fictitious NASA markings, USA, 1960. Creator: NASA
U-2 spy plane with fictitious NASA markings, USA, 1960. After Francis Gary Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union during a CIA spy flight on May 1, 1960

Background imageExploration Collection: Neta Snook Southern at Ames Research Center, California, USA, 1980. Creator: NASA

Neta Snook Southern at Ames Research Center, California, USA, 1980. Creator: NASA
Neta Snook Southern at Ames Research Center, California, USA, 1980. American pioneer aviator Neta Snook Southern, age 84, emerges from the Flight Simulator for Advanced Aircraft

Background imageExploration Collection: Four moons of Jupiter, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, 1979

Four moons of Jupiter, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, 1979. Four separate pictures of these moons sometimes known as the Galilean moons taken from Voyager 1

Background imageExploration Collection: Captain James Cook taking possession of New South Wales in the name of the British Crown, 1770

Captain James Cook taking possession of New South Wales in the name of the British Crown, 1770. James Cook (1728-1779), English explorer, navigator and hydrographer, made three voyages of discovery

Background imageExploration Collection: US Astronaut Edward H. White II carrying out external tasks

US Astronaut Edward H. White II carrying out external tasks during third orbit of Gemini-Titan 4 flight. CREDIT: NASA

Background imageExploration Collection: Gemini VI in orbit 160 miles (257 km) above Earth, December 15, 1965

Gemini VI in orbit 160 miles (257 km) above Earth, December 15, 1965. Gemini VI spacecraft seen through the hatch window of Gemini VII during rendezvous and station-keeping manoeuvres

Background imageExploration Collection: Ed White performs first U. S. spacewalk, 1965. Creator: James A McDivitt

Ed White performs first U. S. spacewalk, 1965. Creator: James A McDivitt
Ed White performs first U.S. spacewalk, 1965. Astronaut Edward H. White II, pilot for the Gemini-Titan 4 space flight, floats in space during Americas first spacewalk

Background imageExploration Collection: Looking North in McMurdo Sound, 1911, (1946). Creator: Edward Wilson

Looking North in McMurdo Sound, 1911, (1946). Creator: Edward Wilson
Looking North in McMurdo Sound, 1911, (1946). View of seals in Antarctica by Dr Edward Wilson, a member of Robert Falcon Scotts doomed expedition to the South Pole

Background imageExploration Collection: HMS Beagle laid ashore, Rio Santa Cruz, Patagonia, South America, 1834 (1839)

HMS Beagle laid ashore, Rio Santa Cruz, Patagonia, South America, 1834 (1839). The Beagle, commanded by Robert Fitzroy, set sail on a 5-year voyage around the world in December 1831

Background imageExploration Collection: Inscription on the monument to David Livingstone, Zambia, Africa, late 19th or early 20th century

Inscription on the monument to David Livingstone, Zambia, Africa, late 19th or early 20th century. Scottish missionary and explorer Livingstone (1813-1873)

Background imageExploration Collection: President Eisenhower with Hugh Dryden and T. Keith Glennan, August 19, USA, 1958

President Eisenhower with Hugh Dryden and T. Keith Glennan, August 19, USA, 1958. US President Dwight D. Eisenhower (centre) swears in Dr. T

Background imageExploration Collection: Seamans, von Braun and President Kennedy at Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 1963

Seamans, von Braun and President Kennedy at Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 1963. Dr. Wernher von Braun (center) explains the Saturn Launch System to President John F. Kennedy

Background imageExploration Collection: The Fram in the Bay of Whales, Antarctica, 1911-1912

The Fram in the Bay of Whales, Antarctica, 1911-1912. Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) led the first expedition to reach the South Pole, arriving at the Pole on 14th December 1911

Background imageExploration Collection: Admiral Teddy Evans, (1881-1957), British naval officer and Antarctic explorer, 1916

Admiral Teddy Evans, (1881-1957), British naval officer and Antarctic explorer, 1916
Admiral Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans (1881-1957), known as Teddy Evans, was a British naval officer and Antarctic explorer, 1916

Background imageExploration Collection: Interior of St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, 1924-1926. Artist: Thomas Kent

Interior of St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, 1924-1926. Artist: Thomas Kent
Interior of St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, 1924-1926. The building of St Magnus Cathedral began in 1137, with additions made over the following three centuries

Background imageExploration Collection: Ernest Shackleton, British explorer, c1909

Ernest Shackleton, British explorer, c1909. Portrait of Shackleton (1874-1922) from his book The Heart of the Antarctic, an account of his expedition of 1908-1909 on board the Nimrod

Background imageExploration Collection: The Blue Marble - Earth from space, December 7, 1972. Creator: NASA

The Blue Marble - Earth from space, December 7, 1972. Creator: NASA
The Blue Marble - Earth from space, December 7, 1972. This famous photograph, known as The Blue Marble, was captured by the Apollo 17 astronauts on the same day that they left Earth on a Saturn V

Background imageExploration Collection: Map of Magellans round the world voyage, 1519-1521

Map of Magellans round the world voyage, 1519-1521. A Portuguese-born navigator sponsored by Spain, Ferdinand Magellan (c1480-1521)

Background imageExploration Collection: Testimonial to Capt. Inglefield, R.N., from the Mercantile Marine Service Association of..., 1864

Testimonial to Capt. Inglefield, R.N., from the Mercantile Marine Service Association of..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
Testimonial to Capt. Inglefield, R.N., from the Mercantile Marine Service Association of Liverpool, 1864. Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield (1820-1894)

Background imageExploration Collection: Slizkoi Rock, Chusovaya River, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky

Slizkoi Rock, Chusovaya River, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Slizkoi Rock, Chusovaya River, 1912.

Background imageExploration Collection: Farm Structures in the Ulus Kumys and a Ploughed Field on the Slope, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov

Farm Structures in the Ulus Kumys and a Ploughed Field on the Slope, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Farm Structures in the Ulus Kumys and a Ploughed Field on the Slope, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

Background imageExploration Collection: Group of Shoria Man and Members of a Land-Management Expedition, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov

Group of Shoria Man and Members of a Land-Management Expedition, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Group of Shoria Man and Members of a Land-Management Expedition, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

Background imageExploration Collection: Lifting a Boat to the Mrasskii Rapid, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov

Lifting a Boat to the Mrasskii Rapid, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Lifting a Boat to the Mrasskii Rapid, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

Background imageExploration Collection: Boat on the Rocks Near the Mrassu Rapids, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov

Boat on the Rocks Near the Mrassu Rapids, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Boat on the Rocks Near the Mrassu Rapids, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

Background imageExploration Collection: A Land-Management Expedition Boat Passing a Mrassu River Rapids, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov

A Land-Management Expedition Boat Passing a Mrassu River Rapids, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
A Land-Management Expedition Boat Passing a Mrassu River Rapids, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

Background imageExploration Collection: A Land-Management Expedition Boat Passing a Mrassu River Rapids, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov

A Land-Management Expedition Boat Passing a Mrassu River Rapids, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
A Land-Management Expedition Boat Passing a Mrassu River Rapids, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

Background imageExploration Collection: The Mrassu River, Above the Rapids Near the Saga Ulus, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov

The Mrassu River, Above the Rapids Near the Saga Ulus, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
The Mrassu River, Above the Rapids Near the Saga Ulus, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

Background imageExploration Collection: Members of the Expedition at Dinner on the Shore of the Mrassu River Near the Saga Ulus, 1913

Members of the Expedition at Dinner on the Shore of the Mrassu River Near the Saga Ulus, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Members of the Expedition at Dinner on the Shore of the Mrassu River Near the Saga Ulus, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in

Background imageExploration Collection: The Mrassu River Shore Between Srednii Chilei and Ust'-Anzas Uluses, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov

The Mrassu River Shore Between Srednii Chilei and Ust'-Anzas Uluses, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
The Mrassu River Shore Between Srednii Chilei and Ust'-Anzas Uluses, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai

Background imageExploration Collection: The Mrassu River Near a Rapid, Near the Chileiskie Rocks, Between Srednii Chilei..., 1913

The Mrassu River Near a Rapid, Near the Chileiskie Rocks, Between Srednii Chilei..., 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
The Mrassu River Near a Rapid, Near the Chileiskie Rocks, Between Srednii Chilei and Ust'-Anzas Uluses, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to

Background imageExploration Collection: Rocks on the Shore of the Mrassu River Between Srednii Chilei and Ust'-Anzas Uluses, 1913

Rocks on the Shore of the Mrassu River Between Srednii Chilei and Ust'-Anzas Uluses, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Rocks on the Shore of the Mrassu River Between Srednii Chilei and Ust'-Anzas Uluses, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in

Background imageExploration Collection: Georgii Iakovlevich Sedov, 1912. Creator: Nikolay Vasilyevich Pinegin

Georgii Iakovlevich Sedov, 1912. Creator: Nikolay Vasilyevich Pinegin
Georgii Iakovlevich Sedov, 1912. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs from the family archive of geologist Mikhail Alekseevich Pavlov (1884-1938)

Background imageExploration Collection: Near the Chileiskie Rocks, on the shore of the Mrassu River, Between Srednii Chilei..., 1913

Near the Chileiskie Rocks, on the shore of the Mrassu River, Between Srednii Chilei..., 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Near the Chileiskie Rocks, on the shore of the Mrassu River, Between Srednii Chilei and Ust'-Anzas Uluses, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to

Background imageExploration Collection: Indigent Shoria Man, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov

Indigent Shoria Man, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Indigent Shoria Man, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

Background imageExploration Collection: Boats on the Mrassu River, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov

Boats on the Mrassu River, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Boats on the Mrassu River, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

Background imageExploration Collection: Ways of traveling on the roads of Mountain Shoria, Cradle, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov

Ways of traveling on the roads of Mountain Shoria, Cradle, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Ways of traveling on the roads of Mountain Shoria, Cradle, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

Background imageExploration Collection: Moving the Expedition Equipment on the Drag Harrow, Near the Ust'-Anzas Ulus, 1913

Moving the Expedition Equipment on the Drag Harrow, Near the Ust'-Anzas Ulus, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Moving the Expedition Equipment on the Drag Harrow, Near the Ust'-Anzas Ulus, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in

Background imageExploration Collection: Georgii Iakovlevich Sedov and Members of the Expedition with Those Seeing Them off on the..., 1912

Georgii Iakovlevich Sedov and Members of the Expedition with Those Seeing Them off on the..., 1912
Georgii Iakovlevich Sedov and Members of the Expedition with Those Seeing Them off on the Deck of the Ship Before Going to Sea, 1912

Background imageExploration Collection: Land-Management Expedition Boats by the Shore of the Tom' River Between Kuznetsk and the..., 1913

Land-Management Expedition Boats by the Shore of the Tom' River Between Kuznetsk and the..., 1913
Land-Management Expedition Boats by the Shore of the Tom' River Between Kuznetsk and the Mouth of the Mrassu River, Below Myski Ulus, 1913

Background imageExploration Collection: Members of the Expedition During the First Wintering, 1912. Creator: Nikolay Vasilyevich Pinegin

Members of the Expedition During the First Wintering, 1912. Creator: Nikolay Vasilyevich Pinegin
Members of the Expedition During the First Wintering, 1912. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs from the family archive of geologist Mikhail Alekseevich Pavlov

Background imageExploration Collection: Members of the Land-Management Expedition on the Boats on the Tom' River, Between..., 1913

Members of the Land-Management Expedition on the Boats on the Tom' River, Between..., 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Members of the Land-Management Expedition on the Boats on the Tom' River, Between Kuznetsk and the Ulus Balbyn', 1913

Background imageExploration Collection: Georgii Iakovlevich Sedov, Vladimir Iul'evich Vize, and Members of the Expedition..., 1912

Georgii Iakovlevich Sedov, Vladimir Iul'evich Vize, and Members of the Expedition..., 1912
Georgii Iakovlevich Sedov, Vladimir Iul'evich Vize, and Members of the Expedition During the Time of Wintering, 1912. From a collection consisting of an album

Background imageExploration Collection: Members of the Land-Management Expedition on the Boats on the Tom' River, Between Kuznetsk..., 1913

Members of the Land-Management Expedition on the Boats on the Tom' River, Between Kuznetsk..., 1913
Members of the Land-Management Expedition on the Boats on the Tom' River, Between Kuznetsk and the Ulus Balbyn' Near their Tent Camp, 1913

Background imageExploration Collection: Seeing off the Expedition on the Pier, 1912. Creator: Nikolay Vasilyevich Pinegin

Seeing off the Expedition on the Pier, 1912. Creator: Nikolay Vasilyevich Pinegin
Seeing off the Expedition on the Pier, 1912. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs from the family archive of geologist Mikhail Alekseevich Pavlov (1884-1938)



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