PONTING (HERBERT GEORGE) 'Captain L. Oates tending ponies aboard S.S. 'Terra Nova''; 'Capt. Scot...

PONTING (HERBERT GEORGE) 'Captain L. Oates tending ponies aboard S.S. 'Terra Nova''; 'Capt. Scott's Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913. Motor Party - Messrs. Lashley, Day, Lieut. Evans & Hooper'; 'Hooper & Abbott cooking in tent'; 'Taken on top of Mount Erebus, an active volcano 13,330 feet in height. Gran, Abbott & Hooper', 4 gelatin silver prints, captioned in ink on images, window-mounted together on one sheet, ink lettered 'Official Photographs. Scotts Expedition 1910-1913' on mount, mounted, framed and glazed, images approximately 140 x 200mm. to view, [1910-1913] Footnotes: An attractively mounted group of 4 gelatin silver prints taken by Ponting during Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to the pole. Frederick J. Hooper, who joined the expedition as steward, but was subsequently transferred to the Shore Party, is shown in three of the images suggesting that they were possibly mounted for him, especially as Abbott and Oates with whom he was particularly close also feature. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing