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"Preparing for the unknown: From Red Kite to Shackleton's Quest" As St. Lucy's Day dawns, a sense of anticipation fills the air

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Preparing Collection: Arunta tribesmen of central Australia preparing a new corroboree, 1922. Artist: Baldwin Spencer
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Preparing Collection: Cartoon, Wilson Barrett, preparing to play Hamlet
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Preparing Collection: Debutantes Curtsying
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Preparing Collection: Preparing for Sabbat
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Preparing Collection: Customs / Duels 1815
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Preparing Collection: China - A Chinese Barber, preparing a long pigtail
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Preparing Collection: Pilot of a Consolidated B-24 US Army Airforce Bomber
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Preparing Collection: Thessaloniki - Preparing the Aperitif Mastic and Mezza
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Preparing Collection: British Bristol F2B biplane preparing for takeoff, WW1
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Preparing Collection: Making horse tack in a workshop
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Preparing Collection: Goodwood: before Start
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Preparing Collection: Woman stretching
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Preparing Collection: Ballerina, 1910. Creator: Carl Wilhelmson
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Preparing Collection: Serge Witte and Baron Rosen in palm garden at the Wentworth Hotel, 1905. Creator: Unknown
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Preparing Collection: First arrival pack horses, Seoul, bound north, c1904. Creator: Robert Lee Dunn
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Preparing Collection: The Left Side of the Quarterdeck with Cargo for the Anadyr Expedition, 1889. Creator: Unknown
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Preparing Collection: Potter building her kiln, c1906. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
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Preparing Collection: Preparing the sweat, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
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Preparing Collection: Winnowing wheat, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
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Preparing Collection: Preparing salmon-Wishram, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
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Preparing Collection: Cleaning wheat-San Juan, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
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Preparing Collection: Jerking meat-Flathead, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
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Preparing Collection: Preparing cedar bark-Nakoaktok, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
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Preparing Collection: War preparation, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
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Preparing Collection: Woman preparing tarasun, 1890. Creator: Unknown
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Preparing Collection: Working with a flour millstone, 1890. Creator: Unknown
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Preparing Collection: Decorating the Christmas tree at the Krasnoyarsk Teachers Seminary, 1894. Creator: Lukhtanska
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Preparing Collection: Negidal. (From Lake Orel of the Amur region), 1862. Creator: Karlis Huns
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Preparing Collection: 'A Groom in Sorunda', 1850s. Creator: Carl Andreas Dahlstrom. 'A Groom in Sorunda', 1850s
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Preparing Collection: Preparations at Cherbourg for the departure of reinforcements for Mexico, 1862. Creator: Unknown
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Preparing Collection: Departure for an excursion to the island of Ualan (the Carolinas), 19th century
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Preparing Collection: Progress of the International Exhibition Building: the Western Annexe, for machinery, 1862
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Preparing Collection: The Eastern Annexe of the International Exhibition Building containing agricultural implements
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Preparing Collection: Yakut Winter Yurt, 1856. Creator: Ivan Dem'ianovich Bulychev
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Preparing Collection: In a Kachin yurt. While preparing 'araga' (wine), 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown. In a Kachin yurt
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Preparing Collection: Hawker Hunter FGA. 74 505
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Preparing Collection: Glubb Pasha, British Commander of Arab Legion, Amman, Jordan
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Preparing Collection: Yvette Guilbert music hall singer 1865-1944
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Preparing Collection: Smiths Wharf, Queenhithe, London
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Preparing Collection: Oliver Cromwell on horseback, English Civil War
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Preparing Collection: Summer drinks
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Preparing Collection: The Dance Lesson, c. 1879. Creator: Edgar Degas
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Preparing Collection: Prudence (Prudentia) from The Virtues, ca. 1559-60. Creator: Philip Galle
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Preparing Collection: WW1 Soldiers Preparing for Camp, Bulford Camp, Bulford, Amesbury, Salisbury Plain
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Preparing Collection: Royal Air Force Folland Gnat T. 1 trainers of the Red Arrows
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Preparing Collection: mexico, bajio, zacatecas, preparing tunas or cactus fruit cropped shot of hands holding
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Preparing Collection: WWII - the man who eats grass, Mr J. R. B. Branson
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Preparing Collection: Preparing for the Evacuation of Warsaw, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Creator: Unknown


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"Preparing for the unknown: From Red Kite to Shackleton's Quest" As St. Lucy's Day dawns, a sense of anticipation fills the air. Just like Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, the legendary polar explorer who meticulously planned his expeditions, we too find ourselves preparing for our own unique journeys. In Kent's picturesque countryside, a balloon ascends from Seal, near Sevenoaks. The crew carefully prepares every detail, mirroring Shackleton's attention to even the smallest hints of preparation. Meanwhile, in Djibouti, a man delicately styles his hair in anticipation of his wedding day. Much like Chef with Snails expertly crafting a culinary masterpiece or Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova readying herself for her historic space mission in 1963 - these individuals understand that preparation is key to success. Stepping back in time to 1912 artwork "The Pharmacy, " we witness pharmacists diligently preparing remedies and potions to heal their community. Similarly meticulous are golfers digging bunkers on their favorite course or billiards players lining up their shots with precision. On tranquil waters at Henley Regatta, swans gracefully glide through punts as rowers prepare themselves mentally and physically for the race ahead. But it is perhaps Ernest Shackleton who epitomizes preparation best as he readies himself for an audacious trans-Antarctic expedition. Like him, we must gather our resources and equip ourselves with knowledge and determination before embarking on any endeavor. Whether it be soaring through the skies like Red Kites or venturing into uncharted territories like Shackleton did over a century ago - let us remember that thorough preparation lays the foundation for extraordinary achievements that will forever echo throughout history.