100-Year-Old Photographs of Doomed Expedition Discovered in Antarctica

[4x4x4doors]

Some photographs are best left to be discovered decades after they were first exposed. Much like the work of Vivian Maier — whose images were found years after she said her goodbyes — a recent finding of 22 undeveloped cellulose nitrate negatives from a 1914–17 Antarctic expedition reignites our wonder at the opportunity to glimpse a past thought lost.

This set of photographs captures Ross Island, McMurdo Sound, and Alexander Stevens, the expedition’s chief scientist. Ten men from that expedition, which was part of Ernest Shackleton’s 1914-1917 Ross Sea party, were stranded on the icy continent for nearly two years after their ship, the SY Aurora, broke loose during a gale and drifted out to sea. Three men would die, including the party’s photographer Arnold Patrick Spencer-Smith.

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[xjaugie]

Cool Stuff, thanks for sharing

 

[grogie]

Wow... for the photographer to think that people around the world would someday view his photos, thought lost in time, on technology he had no conception of.

Thanks for the post!

 

[roverrocks]

Amazing photos of long ago days. No instant rescue in those days. Thanks.

 

[overactor]

Awesome story thank you for sharing

 

[Joe's Toy]

Thanks for sharing. Did I miss the rest of the photos? Article says 22 photos were recovered, but only 6 were shown?

 

[robgendreau]

Thanks.

The photographs from Shackleton's 1914-17 Endurance expedition are some of the most awesome outdoor photos out there, bar none. It isn't just the interesting subject matter, the guys who made the films and photos had a superior aesthetic sense under the most trying conditions. Just incredible, even now. In fact, I think there's a "Frank Hurley Antarctic" filter, for Instagram, right?

Check out this: http://www.shackletonexhibition.com

 

[Ronman737]

Very cool!


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