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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

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