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H Dalby (active 1955)
The Magga Dan exploration ship used during the Trans-Antarctic expedition c. 1955-8
Gelatin silver print | 17.2 x 23.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2028755
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Photograph of the starboard side of the Magga Dan exloration ship as used during the Trans-Antarctic expedition. In 1958, the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition headed by Dr Vivian Fuchs and Edmund Hillary, made history by making the first overland crossing of Antarctica. This was an acheivement that Shackleton had attempted but failed to achieve during the Imperial Transantarctic Expedition of 1914-17.
Provenance
Photographs given to Queen Elizabeth II by the Commonwealth Trans Antarctic Expedition c.1955-8
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Gelatin silver print
Measurements
17.2 x 23.4 cm (image)
Alternative title(s)
Four prints of The Magga Dan as chartered for the Australian Antartic Exploration. [Queen's Collection Albums].
