Medicine chest used on British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913

Medicine chest used on British Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1913, England, 1900-1910 This sledge case medicine chest was used on the 1910 British Antarctic expedition, also known as the ‘Terra Nova’ expedition – Terra Nova being the name of the supply ship. Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) led four c...

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Published: 1900
Subjects:
Amundsen-Scott
Antarctic
South Pole
Antarc*
South pole
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spelling ftwellcome:oai:wellcomeimages.org:record/L0059113 2023-05-15T13:24:25+02:00 Medicine chest used on British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913 1900-1910 http://wellcomeimages.org/ixbin/hixclient.exe?MIROPAC=L0059113 unknown http://wellcomeimages.org/ixbin/hixclient.exe?MIROPAC=L0059113 L0059113 Science Museum A700026 Science Museum, London, Wellcome Images Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY L0059113 1900 ftwellcome 2014-12-20T12:12:59Z Medicine chest used on British Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1913, England, 1900-1910 This sledge case medicine chest was used on the 1910 British Antarctic expedition, also known as the ‘Terra Nova’ expedition – Terra Nova being the name of the supply ship. Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) led four companions with the aim of being the first team to reach the South Pole. Famously, having been beaten to the pole by a rival Norwegian team led by Roald Amundsen, Scott and his men died during their return journey in 1912. This medicine chest was made by Burroughs Wellcome & Co. Packed with the company’s products, it was one of a series that were presented to high profile expeditions in a shrewd attempt to advertise the product. Other/Unknown Material Amundsen-Scott Antarc* Antarctic South pole South pole Wellcome Trust, London: Wellcome Images Amundsen-Scott ENVELOPE(0.000,0.000,-90.000,-90.000) Antarctic South Pole
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description Medicine chest used on British Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1913, England, 1900-1910 This sledge case medicine chest was used on the 1910 British Antarctic expedition, also known as the ‘Terra Nova’ expedition – Terra Nova being the name of the supply ship. Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) led four companions with the aim of being the first team to reach the South Pole. Famously, having been beaten to the pole by a rival Norwegian team led by Roald Amundsen, Scott and his men died during their return journey in 1912. This medicine chest was made by Burroughs Wellcome & Co. Packed with the company’s products, it was one of a series that were presented to high profile expeditions in a shrewd attempt to advertise the product.
title Medicine chest used on British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913
spellingShingle Medicine chest used on British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913
title_short Medicine chest used on British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913
title_full Medicine chest used on British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913
title_fullStr Medicine chest used on British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913
title_full_unstemmed Medicine chest used on British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913
title_sort medicine chest used on british antarctic expedition 1910-1913
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South Pole
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South Pole
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Antarctic
South pole
South pole
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South pole
South pole
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