Lat. 82 27' N. Winter quarters of the 'Alert,' looking S.E. towards Cape Rawson. The line of floe-bergs and smooth ice inside of them. Photographer: White, George
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Genre: Historical Events A very distant view of the 'Alert' held fast in the ice.
Lat. 82 27' N. Winter quarters of the 'Alert.' Cape Rawson in the distance. Mr White and 'Nelly,' June 1876. Photographer: Wheeler, Halsworth
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Genre: Historical Events Distant view of the 'Alert' held in the ice, with George White and the dog Nelly (blurred through movement) in the foreground.
The head of a musk-ox. Photographer: Mitchell, Thomas
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Genre: Historical Events Head of a slaughtered musk-ox lying in the snow. The description of the hunting and killing of the animal, near St Patrick's Bay during a march between Cape Beechey and Discovery Bay, can be found in G. S. Nares, 'Narrative of a voyage to the Polar Sea...' (2 vols., Lon...
Lat. 82 27' N. Winter quarters of the 'Alert.' Grave of Neils C. Petersen, dog-driver and interpreter. Photographer: White, George
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Genre: Historical Events General view of grave. Neils Christian Petersen died on 14 May 1876, of frostbite and exhaustion, the result of an attempted trek between the ships in March.
Lat. 82 27' N. Winter quarters of the 'Alert.' Clearing a passage for the ship through the floe-bergs, the pack having moved off during a breeze from the S.W., July 1876. Photographer: White, George
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Genre: Historical Events View from the ship, looking towards a working party on the ice in the distance.