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.
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.
Source of the Lütschine, Grindelwald Glacier. Photographer: Braun, Jean Adolphe
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Genre: Landscape Photography Panoramic view taken inside the ice cave of the glacier, showing the stream of the Lütschine. With three figures posed at the mouth of the cave.
Gabelhorn and the Schwarzsee. Photographer: Braun, Jean Adolphe
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Genre: Landscape Photography View looking across the frozen lake towards the peak of the Gabelhorn, with three figures posed on the snowfield beyond the lake. The upper part of the mountain is partly swathed in clouds (possibly added later for pictorial effect).
Genre: Landscape Photography A richly-toned carbon print in black pigment. Winter scene looking along the bank of the River Aar at Interlaken, towards peaks rising in the distance. The mountains appear to have been the subject of some retouching.