The Endurance in the garb of winter Jun 1915
Silver bromide print | 20.2 x 15.2 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2580087
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Photograph of the bow and part of the left side of Endurance, lit by flashlight in the darkness of the night. This is probably Hurley’s best-known photograph, which he took with flashlights at -38 °F/-39 °C. It was later used on the front cover of Shackleton’s account of the expedition, South. Hurley described the scene in his autobiography: Never did the ship look quite so beautiful as when the bright moonlight etched her in inky silhouette, or transformed her into a vessel from fairy-land.
Provenance
Presented to King George V, 1917
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Creator(s)
(photographer)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Silver bromide print
Measurements
20.2 x 15.2 cm (image) (image)
29.2 x 37.7 cm (page dimensions)
Alternative title(s)
The "Endurance" in the garb of winter. [Photographs of scenes and incidents in connection with the happenings to the Weddell Sea Party, 1914, 1915, 1916].