This stunning small collection comes from the British Library’s Flickr account. To see more click here.
My thanks to Malcolm Woods for spotting this one.
Boats and ships on the British Library’s Flickr account
Category: Sailing ships
Unforgettable photos from Shackleton’s Endurance expedition
Frank Wild (1873 – 1939) in summer garb during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-17, led by Ernest Shackleton. (Photo by Frank Hurley/Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge/Getty Images)
Rafting astern brash ice made by the ‘Endurance’ in efforts to break free, during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-17, led by Ernest Shackleton. (Photo by Frank Hurley/Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge/Getty Images)
The wake of the ‘Endurance’ through young ice during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-17, led by Ernest Shackleton. (Photo by Frank Hurley/Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge/Getty Images)
See more photos here. And read about the Endurance Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton and featuring many impressive and tough heroes here.