Vintage Photos of Polar Exploration

The crew takes a well earned break
Herbert Ponting, British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913/SPRI

Art Imitates Life
A break affords the crew some downtime to catch up on some reading. Of course, the tale of their own adventures would one day be read by boys around the world.

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