Ernest Shackleton's air-propelled sledges, and a tent
Sir Ernest Shackleton's air-propelled sledges, intended for use in the Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917). Shown here operating as air-propelled water boats. Below is a drawing of a new kind of dome-shaped tent which can be converted into a snow igloo for added warmth
Picture No
10680012
Media ID
46109823
Size
4008px x 6134px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Two unattributed photographs and a drawing by D Macpherson In The Sphere, 10 January 1914, page 56
Date
1914
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