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Shackleton photos
Here are some pictures taken by Frank Hurley on Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition in which his ship, the Endurance was lost. I chose pictures that featured the clothes in some way. These are all from "South with Endurance" a book of photographs from that expedition.
This is Shackleton himself in a wool turtleneck and the odd harness that I think is for the fur mittens. Maybe Dave can comment on what they are for
This is two men going out to cut ice for drinking water. It is not sunny...
This is Frank Wild who was the expedition artist and was responsible for clothing. he also invented and created the tents that kept them alive after Endurance was crushed in the ice. He is the only one that seems to be all in furs.
This is Tom Crean, an Irishman who risked his life to bring back another man who was incapacitated with scurvy. He is wearing an indescribable hat.
Nightwatch onboard the Endurance
Playing soccer (football) before the Endurance is crushed.
Crew of the Endurance
Frank Hurley on Elephant Island holding a little kodak camera. The hut behind him is the overturned lifeboat they lived on for two years
Crew at Elephant Island in front of the hut.
This is Lionel Greenstreet showing the icicles made by his breath. I took this to compare it to the next picture which was taken on a day that must have been just as cold, but you can see how we were buttoned up in modern clothes. My breath icicles look more like snot than Lionel's do but you can see the frost on my gator. He looks tougher...
This was a very cold day , probably at night actually, because we were not usually so covered. I am wearing silk long underwear, polar fleece pants and top, a fleece vest, Canada Goose parka, hat, polar fleece gator, double socks, rubber bunny boots, gloves and over-mittens. And I was still cold. Look at Lionel, that tough old bird, he is happy as a clam...
Here are some pictures taken by Frank Hurley on Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition in which his ship, the Endurance was lost. I chose pictures that featured the clothes in some way. These are all from "South with Endurance" a book of photographs from that expedition.
This is Shackleton himself in a wool turtleneck and the odd harness that I think is for the fur mittens. Maybe Dave can comment on what they are for
This is two men going out to cut ice for drinking water. It is not sunny...
This is Frank Wild who was the expedition artist and was responsible for clothing. he also invented and created the tents that kept them alive after Endurance was crushed in the ice. He is the only one that seems to be all in furs.
This is Tom Crean, an Irishman who risked his life to bring back another man who was incapacitated with scurvy. He is wearing an indescribable hat.
Nightwatch onboard the Endurance
Playing soccer (football) before the Endurance is crushed.
Crew of the Endurance
Frank Hurley on Elephant Island holding a little kodak camera. The hut behind him is the overturned lifeboat they lived on for two years
Crew at Elephant Island in front of the hut.
This is Lionel Greenstreet showing the icicles made by his breath. I took this to compare it to the next picture which was taken on a day that must have been just as cold, but you can see how we were buttoned up in modern clothes. My breath icicles look more like snot than Lionel's do but you can see the frost on my gator. He looks tougher...
This was a very cold day , probably at night actually, because we were not usually so covered. I am wearing silk long underwear, polar fleece pants and top, a fleece vest, Canada Goose parka, hat, polar fleece gator, double socks, rubber bunny boots, gloves and over-mittens. And I was still cold. Look at Lionel, that tough old bird, he is happy as a clam...
