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Whaleboat, used by Expedition, and crew in Carnley Harbour. From the album: [1907 Sub-Antarctic Expedition]; circa 1908; North, W.

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item details

NameWhaleboat, used by Expedition, and crew in Carnley Harbour. From the album: [1907 Sub-Antarctic Expedition]; circa 1908; North, W.
ProductionSamuel Page; photographer; November 1907; Auckland Islands
Classificationgelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs
Materialssilver, photographic gelatin, paper
Materials Summaryblack and white photograph, gelatin silver print
Techniquesblack-and-white photography, nature photography
Dimensions115, 192
Registration NumberO.007027

Overview

The expedition took a whaleboat to the Auckland Islands. It is uncertain how large the crew was, but the introduction to the Expedition's report says that the head of the crew was Whaitiri, of Ruapuke Island in the Fouveaux Strait.