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Herbert G. Ponting
The Summit Of Mt. Erebus1910

Not on view
Sepia-toned photograph of a broad volcanic mountain with a white smoke or steam plume billowing from its summit into a pale sky

Herbert G. Ponting, The Summit Of Mt. Erebus, 1910, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Herbert G. Ponting
Title
The Summit Of Mt. Erebus
Place Made
Antarctica
Date Made
1910
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 4 3/8 × 5 1/2 in. (11.11 × 13.97 cm) Primary support: 4 3/8 × 5 1/2 in. (11.11 × 13.97 cm) Mat: 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.78 × 35.4 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.1603
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography