Emperor penguin feeding a young chick nestling on its feet
Emperor penguin feeding a young chick nestling on its feet. Two expedition members are standing in the background facing the camera.
This photograph, taken during Skelton's journey to Cape Crozier, was one of "the world's first photograph[s] of an Emperor penguin chick [and it] had an enormous public impact upon being shown".
This photograph, taken during Skelton's journey to Cape Crozier, was one of "the world's first photograph[s] of an Emperor penguin chick [and it] had an enormous public impact upon being shown".
Object Details
| ID: | LS53 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Lantern slide |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Skelton, Reginald William |
| Date made: | 18 October 1902 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 82 mm x 82 mm |
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