Winter quarters of the 'Alert'; Cape Rawson in the distance; Mr White and 'Nelly', during British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876.

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Winter quarters of the 'Alert'; Cape Rawson in the distance; Mr White and 'Nelly', during British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876. Long Caption: As part of the expedition Captain Nares requested photographic equipment for each ship. Thus George White, Assistant Engineer for Alert (1856), and Thomas Mitchell, Paymaster for Discovery (1874), were trained at the Army School of Photography in Chatham in the latest photographic processes. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: ALB1093.96 Artist: George White; Thomas Mitchell Date: 1875-1876 Size: 330 mm x 392 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.