Frank Hurley (1885-1962)
The start for South Georgia 24 - 24 Apr 1916
Silver bromide print | 13.2 x 20.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2580110
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Photograph showing three men on board a boat holding oars, three more men pushing it into the sea and a seventh man partially visible standing on the shore on the left hand side. On 24 April Shackleton set off in a reinforced and covered-over 'James Caird', with Worsley, Crean, McCarthy, Vincent and McNish, to make the 800 mile (1,480km) journey to South Georgia.
Provenance
Presented to King George V by Sir Ernest Shackleton, 1917
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Silver bromide print
Measurements
13.2 x 20.2 cm (image)
29.2 x 37.7 cm (page dimensions)
Alternative title(s)
The Start for South Georgia. [Photographs of scenes and incidents in connection with the happenings to the Weddell Sea Party, 1914, 1915, 1916].
