475 photographs : gelatin silver ; 45.6 x 55.8 cm or smaller and 2 drawings : black and white ; 16.5 x 12.9 cm or smaller.
Abstract Or Scope
Collection relates mostly to the British Antarctic Expedition (1907-1909) led by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton and the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914) led by Sir Douglas Mawson. Many were published in accounts of the expeditions. The photographers were members of the expedition, including Mawson himself, Charles Laseron, and the official photographer, Frank Hurley.