M0000974: Sir Douglas Mawson's sledge, right side
- Date:
- 06 August 1930
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/9/29
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: Dr. Mawson's sledge, right side, background in.
Description
Photograph of a sledge belonging to Sir Douglas Mawson (1882-1958), Australian geologist and Arctic explorer, with the caption "The half sledge which Dr. Mawson dragged for 31 days after the death of his two companions". The item was part of a polar exhibition held in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum's central hall in July 1930.
Publication/Creation
06 August 1930
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request