Picture No | 10217254 |
Date | 1909 |
Description | Ernest Shackleton |
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Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874 - 1922), British explorer, dressed for Antarctic conditions. Shackleton made four expeditions to the South Pole during his career. This photograph commemorates his second, when he came within 97 miles of the South Pole, at that time a record.
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Source | Photograph in ‘The Illustrated London News’, 19 June 1909 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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