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Herbert G. Ponting
Mount Erebus, 13,300 Ft. High, & The Barne Glacier With Adelie Penguinscirca 1911, printed circa 1911

Not on view
Antique sepia-toned photograph of four penguins on snow with a snow-covered volcanic mountain in the distance, warm amber tones with aged, darkened edges
Artist or Maker
Herbert G. Ponting
Title
Mount Erebus, 13,300 Ft. High, & The Barne Glacier With Adelie Penguins
Place Made
Antarctica
Date Made
circa 1911, printed circa 1911
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 4 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (12.07 × 17.15 cm) Primary support: 4 7/8 × 6 13/16 in. (12.38 × 17.3 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.2008.40.1594
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography