DEPARTMENTS & BRANCHES

Special Collections
Current Exhibit

SOUTH
Ernest Shackleton's 1914 -1916 Antarctic Expedition
with photographs by Frank Hurley

Special Collections' display - back by popular demand - features eighteen large-format reprints made by the Royal Geographical Society from Hurley's original glass-plate negatives. Many of the photographs show intimate glimpses of the crew's daily lives, before and after the horrific loss of Shackleton's ship, the Endurance.

Why is Shackleton so popular now? Many have suggested that we are seeking heroes. Books, videos, movies, and mini-series are all introducing new generations to his crew's experiences during the 1914-1916 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.

On August 18, 1914, Ernest Shackleton and twenty-seven men sailed from Plymouth, England. Over the next two years, before his crew's rescue on August 30, 1916, his expedition became one of the most astounding instances of courage and survival in the history of Polar exploration. This incredible endeavor was chronicled by photographer Frank Hurley.

These photographs are part of Special Collections' permanent collection.

Related Links Antarctic Explorers: Ernest H. Shackleton BBC | Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Expedition Ernest Shackleton in Chinook

James Caird Society Kodak | Endurance PBS | Nova | Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance Raytheon Polar Services Company Royal Geographical Society

Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge Shackleton's Endurance Expedition, 1915-1916: Photographs by Frank Hurley UNSW-ANU-CARA | South Pole Live Cam