![]() ![]() Pqrst text, Diamond Letter Vexel, Dazzling diamond alphabet material, angle, happy Birthday Vector Images, diamonds png 3183x984px 498.41KB.Balloon Pattern, Dazzling balloons, ribbon, holidays, color png 2540x2391px 716.53KB.Diamond Cubic zirconia Pendant Jewellery Ring, Dazzling diamonds, diamond, symmetry, gold png 4000x3000px 9.07MB.green and white light shade, White magic Incantation u041fu0440u0438u0432u043eu0440u043eu0442, Dazzling glow, computer Wallpaper, halo, black png 559x550px 284.87KB.Earring Necklace Jewellery, Dazzling jewelry diamond jewelry, gemstone, pendant, diamond png 922x2231px 698.85KB.dazzling sun, sun, planet, yellow png 1024圆40px 913.72KB.Petal Pattern, Dazzling fireworks year-end promotions, white, holidays, symmetry png 1364x1550px 2.08MB.More information can be found at Fireworks New Year, Dazzling fireworks, purple, blue, wish png 4000x4000px 12.59MB The images will be on display to the public in the autumn 2012. This preview in parliament is a wonderful taster of what visitors to the Scott Polar Research Institute will soon be able to see for themselves in Cambridge.” Although he was never to return, the research and records that were undertaken are of historic and scientific importance and it is almost unthinkable that images could have been ‘lost’ forever. Speaking at the event, Chair of the Head of Heritage Lottery Fund East of England, Inga Grimsey said: “This stunning collection provides a fascinating insight into the hardship, determination and sheer grit of Scott and his team in their endeavour to reach the South Pole. SPRI is a fitting home for this photographic archive and one which will ensure that the material is available to scholars and scientists for the foreseeable future.” The photographs will now make their final journey to the SPRI in Cambridge where, after a period of cataloguing and conservation, they will go on public display, as well as being made available online.Īntarctic explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, said: “It is a delight to learn that the Scott Polar Research Institute has been able to secure Scott’s own photographs of the Terra Nova expedition, with the help of the Heritage Lottery Fund and the generosity of those donors who have provided match-funding. The purchase of the photographs by SPRI will allow the images to be reunited with Scott's camera, which was given to the Institute by the late Lady Philippa Scott in 2008. The acquisition of Scott's own photographs brings the two collections together for the first time, making this the largest photographic record of the British Antarctic Expedition 1910 – 1912. Thanks to a previous HLF award, the original 1,700 glass-plate negatives of Herbert Ponting's photographs were bought by SPRI in 2004. HLF has changed its criteria to make sure it can respond quickly so that valuable heritage is not lost. SPRI was able to secure the collection within a tight purchasing deadline thanks to changes to HLF’s urgent acquisitions criteria. The Institute is, in a very real way, a long-term legacy of the endeavours of Scott and his companions and a fitting home for his photographs.” “Research is one side of SPRI, the other, our polar library, archive and museum, are a very important part of our activities. There are a number of beautifully composed images of the expedition’s camps on the ice and the tranquility of a calm Antarctic evening. ![]() The photographs themselves were printed in the Antarctic by members of Scott's team as they waited for his return from the Pole, and for most of the past 70 years were considered lost.Ĭaptain Scott was taught photography by the official expedition photographer, Herbert Ponting, and the collection charts his first attempts through to the remarkable images he captured on the first part of the Polar journey to the head of the Beardmore Glacier.ĭirector of SPRI, Dr Julian Dowdeswell, said: “The hundred or so photographs taken by Scott provide a hitherto unseen view into a number of facets of the expedition’s progress towards the Pole. Subjects include his companions, the ponies and sledges, the scientific work they were undertaking and the breathtaking Antarctic landscape. Matching funds also came from the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust, the Staples Trust and other private donors.Ī remarkable collection, the photographs give a view of the Antarctic as seen through Captain Scott's eyes as he documented the first part of his epic journey to the South Pole. Dozens of MPs and Peers were given rare, personal access to the photos after they were saved for the nation through the efforts of SPRI, with a major grant from HLF, who hosted yesterday’s reception. ![]()
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