Series 02: Frank Hurley photographs of Antarctica, ca. 1917

ON 624

series

ca. 1917

Graphic Materials, Photographs

9606699

5 slides (1 box) - lantern, hand coloured - 8.3 x 8.3 cm

ON 624/BOX 1
Hand coloured lantern slides of Antarctic scenes, taken by Frank Hurley, probably at South Georgia
1-3. Glaciers
4. Group of penguins
5. Beach and cliffs with elephant seals and penguins in foreground

Out of copyright: Created before 1955

Note: "The Hurley plates were hand coloured by Miss Ivy Vial, who had worked for Kodak. There were several Vial sisters who were friends of Frank Hurley’s wife, Tonia. They coloured plates for Hurley for years" (information provided by David Stead, son)