Chow hall at Point Pitt. Lynn Morgan, in apron, was a great cook.

Celebrating a successful whaling season on the beach at Point Barrow. The whales were cut up and divided among the villagers.

Celebrating a successful whaling season on the beach at Point Barrow. The whales were cut up and divided among the villagers.

Celebrating a successful whaling season on the beach at Point Barrow. The whales were cut up and divided among the villagers. The blanket toss or "nelikatuk?" was a favorite game.

Celebrating a successful whaling season on the beach at Point Barrow. The whales were cut up and divided among the villagers. The blanket toss or "nelikatuk?" was a favorite game.

Celebrating a successful whaling season on the beach at Point Barrow. The whales were cut up and divided among the villagers. The blanket toss or "nelikatuk?" was a favorite game.

Ice floe passing by loaded with trash and waste from Point Barrow, 80 miles to the west.

Neir Negovanna and his wife Roseanna share a reflective moment.

A skinned caribou getting ready for the frying pan. Mosquito headnet man to left. The other man is Samuel Penangoona.

Two LCM's (landing craft medium) used to ferry much of the surveyors' camp to Pitt Point in the late summer.

Navy reservists shuttling survey crew's annual supplies ashore with "Water Buffalo" from an LST of the Barrow Expedition (BAREX). Shallow water necessitated anchoring offshore.

Navy reservists shuttling survey crew's annual supplies ashore with "Water Buffalo" from an LST of the Barrow Expedition (BAREX). Shallow water necessitated anchoring offshore.

An airplane view of the camp at Pitt Point in midsummer.

Commander Maurice Hecht, Commander Glenn Moore, and Bud Stone at the Barrow headquarters.

Cat train enroute from Pitt Point to Point Lay. Train is hauled by caterpillar tractors - thus term "cat train"

Cat train enroute from Pitt Point to Point Lay. Train is hauled by caterpillar tractors - thus term "cat train"

Survey crew under Assistant John F. Pratt, #1, departing San Francisco for the surveying along the Alaska-Canada 141st Meridian Boundary.

Survey crew under Assistant John F. Pratt, #1, departing San Francisco for the surveying along the Alaska-Canada 141st Meridian Boundary.

"Manning the pumps" on the TERRA NOVA headed across the Southern Ocean. In: "Scott's Last Expedition ....", 1913. Dodd, Mead, and Company. New York. Volume I. Page 10.

"The first iceberg." P. 10. In: "Scott's Last Expedition ....", 1913. Dodd, Mead, and Company. New York. Volume I. Page 10.

The TERRA NOVA -- "In the pack - a lead opening up." In: "Scott's Last Expedition ....", 1913. Dodd, Mead, and Company. New York. Volume I. Page 48.

"The 'TERRA NOVA' in McMurdo Sound." In: "Scott's Last Expedition ....", 1913. Dodd, Mead, and Company. New York. Volume I. Page 62.

"The great ice barrier - looking east from Cape Crozier." In: "Scott's Last Expedition ....", 1913. Dodd, Mead, and Company. New York. Volume I. Page 51. Watercolor by Edward A. Wilson.

"Seals basking on newly formed pancake ice off Cape Evans." In: "Scott's Last Expedition ....", 1913. Dodd, Mead, and Company. New York. Volume I. Page 106.

"Dr. Wilson and Lieut. Bowers reading the ramp thermometer in the winter night, -40 Fahr. (A flashlight photograph.) In: "Scott's Last Expedition ....", 1913. Dodd, Mead, and Company. New York. Volume I. Page 221.

"Dr. Simpson sending up a balloon." In: "Scott's Last Expedition ....", 1913. Dodd, Mead, and Company. New York. Volume I. Page 266. Library Call No. G850 1910 .S35 1913 .

Edward A. Wilson, B. A., M. B. In: "Scott's Last Expedition ....", 1913. Dodd, Mead, and Company. New York. Volume II. Frontispiece. Library Call No. G850 1910 .S35 1913 .

"Campbell and Priestley afloat on pancake ice." In: "Scott's Last Expedition ....", 1913. Dodd, Mead, and Company. New York. Volume II. Page 66. Library Call No. G850 1910 .S35 1913 .

"Penguins jumping onto the ice-foot." In: "Scott's Last Expedition ....", 1913. Dodd, Mead, and Company. New York. Volume II. Page 64. Library Call No. G850 1910 .S35 1913 .

Detail of "Penguins jumping onto the ice-foot." In: "Scott's Last Expedition ....", 1913. Dodd, Mead, and Company. New York. Volume II. Page 64. Library Call No. G850 1910 .S35 1913 .

"Penguins on ice-foot." In: "Scott's Last Expedition ....", 1913. Dodd, Mead, and Company. New York. Volume II. Page 87. Library Call No. G850 1910 .S35 1913 .

"Penguins Diving." In: "Scott's Last Expedition ....", 1913. Dodd, Mead, and Company. New York. Volume II. Page 108. Library Call No. G850 1910 .S35 1913 .

"Penguins Diving." In: "Scott's Last Expedition ....", 1913. Dodd, Mead, and Company. New York. Volume II. Page 108. Library Call No. G850 1910 .S35 1913 .

"Mount Erebus." In: "Scott's Last Expedition ....", 1913. Dodd, Mead, and Company. New York. Volume II. Page 210. Library Call No. G850 1910 .S35 1913 .

"The shadow of Mount Erebus on the clouds." In: "Scott's Last Expedition ....", 1913. Dodd, Mead, and Company. New York. Volume II. Page 200. Library Call No. G850 1910 .S35 1913 .

On the South Island of New Zealand above Christchurch.

A thatched roof house in Christchurch.

The city of Christchurch.

Looking down on Christchurch from the surrounding hills.

The ice landing strip at McMurdo Station.

A scene at McMurdo Station.

Sir Edmund Hillary after accompanying first plane to land at the Marble Point ground air strip.

The engineers who built the Marble Point landing strip - the first ground strip in Antartica. Back row - Bill McTigue, Navy Hydro Office; Commander Stephens, USN; __; Dr. Bob Nichols, Tufts University; front row - ___; Father Linehan, Wesson Observatory; ___.

A scene at McMurdo Station.

Bill McTigue at a Marble Point surveying control station for helping in construction of air strip.

The base camp at Marble Point.

Landing equipment to build the Marble Point air strip.

The first ground landing at Marble Point air strip and in Antartica. Admiral Dufeck, USN, and Sir Edmund Hillary were on this flight.

A view at Marble Point.

Working on a hydrographic survey smooth sheet on board the C&GS Ship BACHE in July 1916.