Photographs of polar explorations 1845-1960

March 6, 2009 5:52 AM

Freeze Framea new collection of over 20,000 photographs of British and international polar explorations from 1845-1960, from the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge.

A few favourites: Bear cub, Penguins, Mooring on the ice, Glaciers, Icebergs, Caves, Ice Floe, Ranulph Fiennes, Sled dogs, BiPlane - related book, more: coloured icebergs, PictureAustralia.org
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posted by Lanark (12 comments total)

Some really good stuff in there.

Also,

transparency. . . .
posted by slater at 6:06 AM on March 6

Great name, too.

(can't resist...)
posted by 0x029a at 6:09 AM on March 6

Beautiful and terrifying at the same time. Very nice find, and good to see an academic photo resource that has paid some attention to presentation and usability for a change.
posted by bokeh at 6:11 AM on March 6

F*cking great link, thanks.

Heh.
posted by marxchivist at 6:21 AM on March 6

Cool! That's just down the street from where I work! The Polar Institute's museum is pretty awesome.
posted by honest knave at 6:33 AM on March 6

Fantastic and timely! I am working on a story set in Greenland, this is a great resource for me.
posted by Mister_A at 7:11 AM on March 6

Great photos. Sure wish you could view larger versions, though.
posted by mudpuppie at 9:02 AM on March 6

I am just going to have a look at those links and may be some time.
posted by pracowity at 9:36 AM on March 6 [2 favorites has favorites]

Damn, just about to write a FPP about this. Nice one Lanark.

For those interested, BBC Radio 4's Front Row has a podcast discussing Freeze Frame (here, click on Wednesday 04 March - John Wilson presenting; link probably won't last), along with a very good Pet Shop Boys interview I might add.

Coincidentally, I was just reading Dan Simmons' The Terror and this site tied in nicely with that. (Couldn't get through the bloody thing though.)
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome at 5:37 PM on March 6

very cool! i just finished the terror (like joseph conrad... above) and am fascinated by the pictures now. thanks!
posted by misanthropicsarah at 7:16 PM on March 6

Good stuff, though I'm really sorry to see that the Northern Peoples resource package is still "forthcoming."
posted by gudrun at 11:15 PM on March 6

Ah that Front Row show was interesting, thanks
BBC picks: Scotts Hut, X marks the spot, Castle Berg at night (Herbert Ponting)
posted by Lanark at 3:45 AM on March 7