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| Picture No | 10419218 |
| Date | 1911 |
| Description | First photograph from Scott's South Pole Expedition |
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Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868 - 1912), British Antarctic explorer, photographed in his polar kit about to start on a depot laying journey prior to his and his team's ill-fated expedition to reach the South Pole in 1912. Mount Erebus can be seen in the background.
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| Source | Photograph by Herbert Ponting reproduced in 'The Illustrated London News', 13 May 1911, page 679 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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