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Arctic cap
bedding: sleeping bag
clothing, headwear: cap, arctic
clothing, headwear: helmet
clothing, outerwear: mitten
clothing, outerwear: mitten(pair)
clothing, outerwear: suit, sealskin(5 pieces)
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water transport: research/exploration vessel: discovery vessel
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Display - Polar Worlds Gallery
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Antarctic Exploration: British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913
Arctic Exploration: North Pole expedition, Nares, 1875-1876
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Alert (1856)
Terra Nova 1884
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Mitten
Mitten
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Sealskin suit
Mitten
A pair of sealskin over shoes reputedly found on Captain R. F. Scott's body (Over shoe)
A pair of sealskin over shoes reputedly found on Captain R. F. Scott's body (Over shoe)
Reindeer sleeping bag used by Surgeon Commander George Murray Levick (1877-1956) on the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-14 (Sleeping bag)
Sealskin hat
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