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'The 'Endurance' in Heavy Pack, Weddell Sea, 1915' (Drawing)
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Polar Medal 1904 (Polar medal)
The ice cliffs of the snout of Hamberg Glacier, Moraine Fjord, South Georgia (Glass plate negative)
The ice floes, looking forward from the port bow of 'Endurance' (1912) (Glass plate negative)
A dog-sledge at rest, with 'Endurance' (1912) in the background (Glass plate negative)
A seven-dog sledge team on the ice with unidentified crew member (Glass plate negative)
Hamberg Glacier, Moraine Fjord, South Georgia (Glass plate negative)
'Endurance' (1912) in the ice (Glass plate negative)
Ocean Camp established on the ice, Weddell Sea (Glass plate negative)
King Penguin with young (Glass plate negative)
The snout of Hamberg Glacier, Moraine Fjord, South Georgia (Glass plate negative)
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Carved wooden letter knife (Knife)
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A Windsor "Popular" Model 5 zither banjo belonging to Dr Leonard Hussey (Banjo)
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