Keith Jack was an Australian science teacher who went to Antarctica with the Ross Sea Party. His collection of transparencies, most of which he is believed to have photographed, was bequeathed to the National Museum of Victoria, Australia, and is now in the State Library of Victoria. This article examines six slides in terms of the record they provide of aspects of the expedition, and for their pictorial qualities, including the contribution of a Melbourne lantern-slide colourist. Colour was rare in polar photography of the time, and the slides reflect the documentary commitment and creative skills of Keith Jack and the artist who enhanced their appeal for a contemporary audience.

A collaborative legacy: Keith Jack's coloured lantern slides from the Ross Sea Party (1914-1917)

"Discovery Illustrated" is the story - primarily in pictures - of the Royal Research Ship 'Discovery' and the British National Antarctic Expedition in 1901-1904. 'Discovery' was built specifically for Antarctic journeying and captained by the young Commander Scott; this was the first major scientific exploration of the Antarctic continent. There are literally hundreds of photographs here, taking by several expedition members - mostly by Reginald Skelton, the Chief Engineer but also including Ernest Shackleton - and amazing paintings by Edward Wilson, alongside many drawings and other illustrations. There is enough in the way of historical background and maps to follow the journey but the story is really told through the journal entries of Skelton and Wilson. Their contrasting styles makes for fascinating reading - Skelton blowing off steam in a private diary whilst Wilson describes things for the benefit of the new wife he has left behind. Skelton the old sea-dog barely mentions the crossing of the Equator whilst Wilson, never having left Europe before, is initiated by King Neptune. Once they reach the Antarctic, there are pictures of all they see as they explore along the Great Ice Barrier, take the first Antarctic balloon trip (remember, this is before the Wright Brothers!), and set up their winter quarters. They travel on long sledge journeys: Scott, Wilson and Shackleton traveling to over 82 degrees south, a new Furthest South; whilst Skelton joins a geologising journey to the new mountain ranges. There is also scientific work done throughout, learning about the weather, describing the animals, measuring gravity and seeking the South Magnetic Pole. In between, life on the ship is described, Shackleton editing the South Polar Times through the winter and all the crew participating in theatre and playing games on the ice. The quality of the photographs is amazing - many look as if they were taken yesterday - and cover the spread from the first ever photograph taken of an Emperor Penguin chick to pictures of the land discovered to snaps of the sledge dogs' puppies and of sailors in costume for their theatricals. The line drawings vary from brief sketches to extracts from the scientific reports. Wilson's paintings are fabulous - from close-ups of an open-mouthed Albatross to other-worldly landscapes. The whole book is in date order, from the laying down of the ship's hull to their triumphant return to England, combining journal entries with photographs and paintings often on the same page. This gives the volume something of a 'scrap book' feel, a flavour of the excitement and adventure of scientific and geographical discovery. There is a final chapter which offers an assessment of the results and heritage of the expedition - and a reminder that you can visit the ship itself even now, a hundred years later, back in the Scottish city where it was built. This book is a great 'coffee table' book and a good introduction to a largely forgotten Antarctic expedition.

Discovery Illustrated: Pictures from Captain Scott's First Antarctic Expedition

The South Polar Trail: The Log of the Imperial Transantarctic Expedition

Abstract Reginald Ford, steward on Scott’s Discovery expedition, settled in New Zealand in 1905 and over the next two decades gave public lectures about his Antarctic experiences. Hitherto unrelated biographical details of Ford’s early life are assembled, and something of the character of his lantern slide lectures are reconstructed from various sources. The means by which Ford established his authority as a public speaker included his actual participation in the events he lectured about, his credentialling as a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and the use of his own lantern slides. The “performative triangle” established around the audience, the lantern slide images, and Ford as lecturer, is examined via contemporary newspaper accounts and Ford’s other writings. 

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The “Rediscovery” of Reginald Ford and his New Zealand Antarctic Lectures, 1905 to 1926

Abstract Reginald Ford, steward on Scott’s Discovery expedition, settled in New Zealand in 1905 and over the next two decades gave public lectures about his Antarctic experiences. Hitherto unrelated biographical details of Ford’s early life are assembled, and something of the character of his lantern slide lectures are reconstructed from various sources. The means by which Ford established his authority as a public speaker included his actual participation in the events he lectured about, his credentialling as a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and the use of his own lantern slides. The “performative triangle” established around the audience, the lantern slide images, and Ford as lecturer, is examined via contemporary newspaper accounts and Ford’s other writings.

This paper proposes that photographs have the potential to generate new thinking about the experience of Antarctic exploration, suggesting particularly that the diversified photographies of the early twentieth century provide a means of harnessing the reactions of individuals marginalized by conventional text-based discourse. It considers the Antarctic experiences of “second-tier” explorer Ernest Joyce, outlining existing constructions of his Antarctica in order to provide a context for thinking with the group of photographs he compiled in response to his participation in three of the British-led expeditions of the so-called Heroic Era of Antarctic exploration. It suggests that Antarctica brought about a significant attitudinal shift for Joyce, drawing him away from a paradigm based in service to duty towards one where individual will might prevail. However, this attitudinal shift was not matched by the tangible recognition Joyce craved, making his Antarctica also a site for considering the restless opera...

A working man in Wonderland: Ernest Joyce, photographs and Antarctic exploration

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A working man in Wonderland: Ernest Joyce, photographs and Antarctic exploration