A hunting party preparing a Weddell seal for transport back to the ship Kista Dan, Antarctica, 1955 [picture] /
Title devised by cataloguer based on label on verso.; Part of the Australian Information Service collection.; "In a platter of its own pelt. a Weddell seal awaits transport back to the ship, in the background. Australian Official Photograph by George Lowe."--Printed on label on verso.; &qu...
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ftnlaustralia:oai:nla.gov.au:nla.pic-vn6001493 2023-05-15T13:57:10+02:00 A hunting party preparing a Weddell seal for transport back to the ship Kista Dan, Antarctica, 1955 [picture] / Lowe, George, 1924- Australian News and Information Bureau. Lowe, George, 1924- Antarctic Ocean; Antarctica 1955 1955 1 photograph : b&w 16.3 x 21.6 cm. http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn6001493 unknown 1955. Australian Information Service collection. nla.pic-vn6001493 http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn6001493 You may save or print this image for research and study. If you wish to use it for any other purposes, you must contact the National Library of Australia to request permission. Item held by National Library of Australia Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition 1955 -- Photographs Kista Dan (Ship) -- Photographs Ships -- Antarctica -- Photographs Weddell seal -- Carcasses -- Antarctica -- Photographs Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- Australian -- Photographs Image 1955 ftnlaustralia 2012-08-20T23:06:29Z Title devised by cataloguer based on label on verso.; Part of the Australian Information Service collection.; "In a platter of its own pelt. a Weddell seal awaits transport back to the ship, in the background. Australian Official Photograph by George Lowe."--Printed on label on verso.; "Between December and March each year, at the height of the brief Antarctic summer, the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition relief ship Kista Dan visits the three Australian Antarctic Scientific Research stations on Heard and Macquarie Island and at Mawson on the Antarctic mainland. In January 1955, Kista Dan, enroute from Heard Island to Mawson pulled in at three points on the continental coastline to allow exploratory parties to go ashore. While at Prydz Bay the last of these, a party from the ship went hunting seals on the sea ice. It was necessary to obtain fresh supplies of seal meat for the 15 huskies aboard Kista Dan en-route from Heard Island to Mawson."--Printed on label on verso.; "L18568"--From label on verso.; Condition: Buckled.; Also available online at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn6001493; Donated by Mrs Julie Carver, 2012. Still Image Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Ocean Antarctica Heard Island Macquarie Island Prydz Bay Sea ice Weddell Seal Huskies National Library of Australia: Digital Collections Antarctic Antarctic Ocean Heard Island Kista ENVELOPE(37.283,37.283,-69.792,-69.792) Lowe ENVELOPE(-30.309,-30.309,-80.537,-80.537) Prydz Bay The Antarctic Weddell |
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Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition 1955 -- Photographs Kista Dan (Ship) -- Photographs Ships -- Antarctica -- Photographs Weddell seal -- Carcasses -- Antarctica -- Photographs Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- Australian -- Photographs Lowe, George, 1924- A hunting party preparing a Weddell seal for transport back to the ship Kista Dan, Antarctica, 1955 [picture] / |
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Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition 1955 -- Photographs Kista Dan (Ship) -- Photographs Ships -- Antarctica -- Photographs Weddell seal -- Carcasses -- Antarctica -- Photographs Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- Australian -- Photographs |
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Title devised by cataloguer based on label on verso.; Part of the Australian Information Service collection.; "In a platter of its own pelt. a Weddell seal awaits transport back to the ship, in the background. Australian Official Photograph by George Lowe."--Printed on label on verso.; "Between December and March each year, at the height of the brief Antarctic summer, the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition relief ship Kista Dan visits the three Australian Antarctic Scientific Research stations on Heard and Macquarie Island and at Mawson on the Antarctic mainland. In January 1955, Kista Dan, enroute from Heard Island to Mawson pulled in at three points on the continental coastline to allow exploratory parties to go ashore. While at Prydz Bay the last of these, a party from the ship went hunting seals on the sea ice. It was necessary to obtain fresh supplies of seal meat for the 15 huskies aboard Kista Dan en-route from Heard Island to Mawson."--Printed on label on verso.; "L18568"--From label on verso.; Condition: Buckled.; Also available online at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn6001493; Donated by Mrs Julie Carver, 2012. |
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Australian News and Information Bureau. Lowe, George, 1924- |
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Lowe, George, 1924- |
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A hunting party preparing a Weddell seal for transport back to the ship Kista Dan, Antarctica, 1955 [picture] / |
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A hunting party preparing a Weddell seal for transport back to the ship Kista Dan, Antarctica, 1955 [picture] / |
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A hunting party preparing a Weddell seal for transport back to the ship Kista Dan, Antarctica, 1955 [picture] / |
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A hunting party preparing a Weddell seal for transport back to the ship Kista Dan, Antarctica, 1955 [picture] / |
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A hunting party preparing a Weddell seal for transport back to the ship Kista Dan, Antarctica, 1955 [picture] / |
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hunting party preparing a weddell seal for transport back to the ship kista dan, antarctica, 1955 [picture] / |
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Antarctic Ocean; Antarctica 1955 |
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ENVELOPE(37.283,37.283,-69.792,-69.792) ENVELOPE(-30.309,-30.309,-80.537,-80.537) |
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Antarctic Antarctic Ocean Heard Island Kista Lowe Prydz Bay The Antarctic Weddell |
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Antarctic Antarctic Ocean Heard Island Kista Lowe Prydz Bay The Antarctic Weddell |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Ocean Antarctica Heard Island Macquarie Island Prydz Bay Sea ice Weddell Seal Huskies |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Ocean Antarctica Heard Island Macquarie Island Prydz Bay Sea ice Weddell Seal Huskies |
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Item held by National Library of Australia |
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Australian Information Service collection. nla.pic-vn6001493 http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn6001493 |
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You may save or print this image for research and study. If you wish to use it for any other purposes, you must contact the National Library of Australia to request permission. |
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