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Osman, 'our best sledge dog' 1911
Toned silver bromide print | 38 x 27.5 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2580028
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Photograph of Osman, facing three-quarters left. Osman, like most of Scott’s sledging dogs, survived the expedition. Unlike his rival Amundsen, Scott did not use dogs on the final trek to the South Pole but instead relied on manpower to haul the heavy sledges. Osman was later taken by the dog handler Dimitri Gerof to New Zealand, where he lived out a happy retirement.
Provenance
Presented to King George V, 1914
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Medium and techniques
Toned silver bromide print
Measurements
38 x 27.5 cm (image) (image)
43.0 x 32.3 cm (whole object)
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Alternative title(s)
"Osman". [The British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913 / photographs by H.G. Ponting, F.R.G.S.].