item details
NameThe Terra Nova in a gale in the 'fifties
ProductionHerbert Ponting; photographer; 1910
Classificationcarbon prints, black-and-white prints, works of art
Materialsink, photographic paper, photographic gelatin
Materials Summaryphotograph, carbon print
Techniquescarbon process, black-and-white photography, photography
Dimensions448, 338
Registration NumberO.027995
Credit linePurchased 2004
Overview
On-board photograph of a sailing ship looking along its decks in heavy weather. Ship leans to the right of the frame. Several figures dressed in wet-weather gear are in the foreground pulling on a rope. The sea is visible on the right.