The nightwatchman spins a yarn

Institution

Royal Collection Trust

Object description:

otograph of five of the crew gathered around a stove aboard "Endurance". Frank Wild (1873-1939) in the centre, smokes a pipe. After Endurance became a winter station in February 1915, Shackleton abandoned the usual system of watches. The single nightwatchman had little to do, apart from tending the dogs and observing ice movements. It was private leisure time, to read, or do some washing, but often became a social occasion as shown here, as the men gather companionably round the fire.

Object/Work type:

photographs

Cultural Heritage type:

Visual Works (hierarchy name)

Location:

London - United Kingdom

Object measurements:

15.5 x 20.4 cm (image) (image). 29.2 x 37.7 cm (page dimensions)

Production

Frank Hurley (1885-1962) (photographer)

Date: 1915

Place: Antarctica

Material/Technique: Silver bromide print

Provenance

King George V, King of the United Kingdom (1865-1936) (Acquirer)

Material/Technique: [None]

Subject/theme:

HMS Endurance, Exploration (Travel), Frank Wild, Antarctica

Resource

Rights Type:  

Record

Source: Royal Collection Trust