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The Motor Party (Left to right - Lashly, B. C. Day, Lieut. Evans, Hooper), October 1911, (1913)
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The Motor Party (Left to right - Lashly, B. C. Day, Lieut. Evans, Hooper), October 1911, (1913)
The Motor Party (Left to right - Lashly, B.C. Day, Lieut. Evans, Hooper), October 1911, (1913). Expedition members William Lashly, Bernard Day, Edward Evans and Frederick Hooper pose by a sledge pulled by a motor tractor. The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) left London on 1 June 1910 bound for the South Pole. The Terra Nova Expedition, officially the British Antarctic Expedition (1910-1913), included a geologist, a zoologist, a surgeon, a photographer, an engineer, a ski expert, a meteorologist and a physicist among others. Scott wished to continue the scientific work that he had begun when leading the Discovery Expedition to the Antarctic in 1901-04. He also wanted to be the first to reach the geographic South Pole. Scott, accompanied by Dr Edward Wilson, Captain Lawrence Oates, Lieutenant Henry Bowers and Petty Officer Edgar Evans, reached the Pole on 17 January 1912, only to find that the Norwegian expedition under Amundsen had beaten them to their objective by a month. Delayed by blizzards, and running out of supplies, Scott and the remainder of his team died at the end of March. Their bodies and diaries were found eight months later. From Scotts Last Expedition, Volume I. [Smith, Elder & Co. London, 1913]
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In this photo print, taken during the Terra Nova Expedition in October 1911, we see four members of the motor party posing proudly next to a sledge pulled by a motor tractor. The individuals featured are William Lashly, Bernard Day, Lieutenant Edward Evans, and Frederick Hooper. Led by the renowned British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott, this final expedition aimed to reach the South Pole while conducting extensive scientific research. Departing from London on 1 June 1910, the team consisted of experts in various fields such as geology, zoology, surgery, photography, engineering, skiing expertise, meteorology and physics. Scott's ambition was twofold: to continue his previous scientific work from the Discovery Expedition (1901-04) and to be the first person ever to conquer the geographic South Pole. Unfortunately for Scott and his companions Dr Edward Wilson, Captain Lawrence Oates, Lieutenant Henry Bowers, and Petty Officer Edgar Evans they arrived at their destination on 17 January 1912 only to discover that Norwegian explorer Amundsen had beaten them there by a month. Tragically delayed by blizzards and running out of supplies on their return journey, the entire remaining team perished at the end of March. Scott's body along with those of his comrades were discovered eight months later alongside their poignant diaries. This powerful image is part of "Scott's Last Expedition". Volume I published in London in 1913. It serves as a testament not only to their courage but also as a reminder of humanity's relentless pursuit for knowledge even under extreme circumstances.
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