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Grotto in an iceberg, photographed during the British Antarctic Expedition of 1911-1913, 5 Jan 1911

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  • Janus said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Exergy, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
  • Jens Roesner said:
    Simply stunning to see these shots hundred years after the fact. They seem so fresh and clear and considering the conditions and equipment there and then, I think they are humbling for today's photographers.
  • National Library NZ on The Commons said:
    @J e n s - considering the conditions, the equipment and the downright enormous gloves I have to agree - they're almost miraculous. -- Courtney
  • Robert Carrier said:
    Incredible.
  • SharkBait1313 said:
    great proportion. I didn't realize how big it actually looked until i saw the ant-sized people on the bottom. Took my breath away.

Close-up view of a Port Chalmers wharf and ships loading, 1870s

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  • John Carson said:
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The ship Atlantis in Wellington Harbour, 1951

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  • Robert Taylor said:
    Hi, long with my family I was on the Atlantis in October 1951 when I believe this photo was taken. We later boarded the over night express for Auckland. She was a lovely old ship and I attended the 40th anniversary of her reunion in Auckland and shot some video of the function. Great to see another picture of her. I have some good ones in my collection. Robert Taylor
  • Jessica Louise said:
    Hello, Im trying to track my fathers travells to Wellington and i believe this is the ship he arrived on from the Port of Southampton. It departed on the 31st of March, 1950 and according to records it held a total of 887 passengers. Could this be the same ship? Jess
  • Edward Marchant said:
    Mum and I arrived on the Atlantis in October 1951. Poor old Mum was heavily pregnant and had a miserable voyage. I was six years and had the time of my life! We travelled down to Christchurch on the overnight service on the TS Maori , where we met Dad who took us onto our new home at the Hydro village in Roxburgh, Central Otago. The rest is history!

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