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Herbert G. Ponting
Some Of The Men Who Are Doing The Work On The Deck Of The Cable Ship Silvertowncirca 1910, printed circa 1910

Not on view
Sepia-toned photograph of a group of sailors on the deck of a sailing ship, posed near a large dark buoy with rigging and masts behind them
Artist or Maker
Herbert G. Ponting
Title
Some Of The Men Who Are Doing The Work On The Deck Of The Cable Ship Silvertown
Place Made
Antarctica
Date Made
circa 1910, printed circa 1910
Medium
Gelatin silver chloride print
Dimensions
Image: 4 5/8 × 6 1/2 in. (11.7 × 16.51 cm) Primary support: 4 5/8 × 6 1/2 in. (11.7 × 16.51 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.1612
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography