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Herbert G. Ponting
Midnight Sun & Penguinscirca 1911, printed circa 1911

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Sepia-toned photograph of penguins and seals on an icy shoreline, open water with a bright horizon reflection behind them, dramatic cloud-streaked sky above
Artist or Maker
Herbert G. Ponting
England, 1870-1935
Title
Midnight Sun & Penguins
Place Made
Antarctica
Date Made
circa 1911, printed circa 1911
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 4 15/16 × 6 15/16 in. (12.54 × 17.62 cm) Primary support: 4 15/16 × 6 15/16 in. (12.54 × 17.62 cm) Secondary support: 7 3/8 × 10 13/16 in. (18.73 × 27.46 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.1593
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography