1915 photos of Shackleton's antarctic expedition

[Tsakali]

"Beginning on August 8, 1914, Englishman Sir Ernest Shackleton led a crew of 27 men on the last major expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration in an attempt to make the first land crossing of Antarctica."

http://www.businessinsider.com/1915-ant ... r-5-1914-1

[Whiskey 7]

Yes, nice picture there Tsakali

I have always thought they were very brave pioneers for their day when we consider the technology of today.

[Transient]

Those photos are 98 years old, that's fucking badass.

[Eraser]

Were they digitally colored or something? Color photography didn't exist yet in 1915 did it?

[Transient]

There was color photography as early as 1861 IIRC, and it became more accessible to photographers with enough money around 1898. Color film took a bit longer (1930s).

Edit: I believe they used screen plate photography for those photos.

[Ryoki]

The rescued crew members last had contact with civilization in 1914, and when they returned to England in mid-1916 many of them entered the war through military or naval service.

Tough luck that :/

[losCHUNK]

Those photos are 98 years old, that's fucking badass.

They have some footage too, the photographer was forced to leave most of his collection behind, after leaving endurance he was only allowed a pocket camera n all. Crazy story.

The rescued crew members last had contact with civilization in 1914, and when they returned to England in mid-1916 many of them entered the war through military or naval service.

Tough luck that :/

Yep I had seen that too, none got the recognition they deserved really, the country needed war stories. When they were found they were asking when the war had ended n all :/. Even Germany raised their flags in celebration at the news though.

This is the boat they had to cover 900 miles of winter Antarctic ocean in n all, ships the size of Endurance could'nt make it half as far in the 3 attempts after they were found. Most of the navigation was done by dead reckoning with less than 1 degree for margin of error and being lost at sea -

[lvlshot]http://www.antarctic-circle.org/010.jpg[/lvlshot]

How the fuck ?

[andyman]

was expecting 1,915 pictures... thread did not deliver

[phantasmagoria]

Fantastic photos. Thanks :up:

[seremtan]

was expecting 1,915 pictures... thread did not deliver

1915 pictures = 1915 glass plates

gonna need a bigger sled

[Tsakali]

nice follow-up losCHUNK

[Tsakali]

was expecting 1,915 pictures... thread did not deliver

fair enough

ps
fu

[andyman]

was expecting 1,915 pictures... thread did not deliver

fair enough

ps
fu

[plained]

lol those guys were crazy ey!