Payer Harbour. Lat. 78 41' N. Looking to the S.W. Photographed from the shore. On the right is a portion of the ice-foot. Photographer: Mitchell, Thomas
Lat. 78 51' N. From the ice-foot in Alexandra Haven. The ice-foot and grounded ice in the foreground. On the distant land is a small glacier. Photographer: Mitchell, Thomas
Lat. 79 23' N. Looking towards the head of Franklin Pearce [Pierce] Bay, 8th Aug. 1875. Water pools on the floe frozen over. Photographer: Mitchell, Thomas
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Genre: Landscape Photography View from ship looking across the ice floes towards the head of the bay.
Lat. 81 44' N. The winter quarters of the 'Discovery,' with the depot and obervatories on shore, Sept. 1875. The young ice coated with light snow. [Discovery Harbour, Ellesmere Island.] Photographer: Mitchell, Thomas
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Genre: Historical Events View of 'Discovery' at her moorings, with the shore depot on the left.
Lat. 79 25' N. Fast to the floe under Cape Prescott, Franklin Pearce [Pierce] Bay, 9th Aug. 1875. Waiting to proceed north. Photographer: Mitchell, Thomas
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Genre: Historical Events View of 'Alert' and 'Discovery' at the edge of the ice-field, with cliffs in the background..
Lat 79 23' N. In Franklin Pearce [Pierce] Bay. On the evening of the 8th Aug. 1875. To the left of Cape Harrison is part of Cape Victoria. One season's ice, very rotten. Photographer: Mitchell, Thomas
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Genre: Landscape Photography View from the deck of one of the expedition ships, looking across the ice floes towards (?)'Alert.'
Lat 78 51' N. Alexandra Haven. The two ships at anchor, 4 Aug. 1875, on their way up Hayes Sound. Capes Camperdown and Albert in the distance. Photographer: Mitchell, Thomas
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Genre: Landscape Photography View across the sound towards 'Alert' and 'Discovery' at anchor. Both vessels are blurred from having swung on their moorings during the exposure.