Skua gulls cleaning a seal skin

Description

Series[UMA-SR-000001881] Lantern slides used by Raymond Priestley during lectures on polar explorationAccession[1980.0030] Department Of Geology Lantern SlidesIdentifierUMA-ITE-1980003000958Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentThree skua gulls stand alongside a seal carcass, cleaning the skin of a dead seal. Two penguins and a group of skua gulls stand on the ice in the middle ground. The Great Ice Barrier is pictured in the distance. Original image taken by unknown photographer, during the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13.
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Provenance

CreatorDepartment Of Geology (University Of Melbourne)RoleProvenance

Contributor

ContributorUnknown

Dates

Date1 June 1910-18 January 1913

Description Control

Previous System ID1980.0030.00958Other IDsDrawer 45

Characteristics

Genre/FormLantern slidesDimensions8x8cm

Subjects

Subject (Event)Terra Nova expedition