M0000994: Two pairs of snow goggles from the Captain Nares expedition 1875-1876, on display

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Snow goggles used by Comr. Markham, tortoiseshell.

Photograph of two pairs of snow goggles, one tortoiseshell, used by Sir Albert Hastings Markham (1841-1918) during the the 1875-1876 expedition led by Sir George Strong Nares (1831-1915). The items were previously on display in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum but are not held by Wellcome Collection.

07 August 1930

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

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.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.