"Alert" winter-quarters, 82° 27’ N, Cape Rawson

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Accession Number
OBJ_0026169
Date
1876
Materials and Techniques
paper (fibre product)
Place
Canada
Description
Albumen Print attributed to Thomas Mitchell. Image shows the HMS Alert stuck in the ice pack in Rawson Bay, Canada, during the winter of 1876. A crew member and sled dog walk through the snow in the foreground. Taken during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876, led by Captain George Strong Nares. Page 21 of an album titled "Her Majesty's Ships the Alert & Discovery. 1875-1876. Vol. 2."
Description
Albumen Print attributed to Thomas Mitchell. Image shows the HMS Alert stuck in the ice pack in Rawson Bay, Canada, during the winter of 1876. A crew member and sled dog walk through the snow in the foreground. Taken during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876, led by Captain George Strong Nares. Page 21 of an album titled "Her Majesty's Ships the Alert & Discovery. 1875-1876. Vol. 2."
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