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Old 03-15-2014, 12:46 PM   #9
Carruthers
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Originally Posted by Diaphone Jim View Post
I wonder if they are glass negatives.
It would seem likely given this para:

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The Polar Museum is already home to the remaining prints of Scott's photographs, Herbert Ponting's glass plate negatives and Ponting's presentation album from the same expedition. Added to that are the prints and albums of all the other expedition members equipped with a camera. Together, they form the most comprehensive photographic record of the expedition held anywhere in the world.
Scott Polar Research Institute

The site also contains this video:



ETA: Just found this: Photographs of ill-fated Antarctic mission...
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