Dr Wilson and Captain Scott at the camp set up on The Great Ice Barrier (Ross Ice Shelf) where they stopped at their furthest south on the first attempt to reach the South Pole. The camp was erected at Lat 85° 15’, but Wilson and Scott then walked a mile or two south, so the official latitude is slightly different. Two of the sledges are in the foreground, with Scott standing beside the tent. On the right, in the background, can be seen the cliffs of the Antarctic continent. Captain Scott left with Dr Wilson and Shackleton on Sunday 2 November 1902, with a team of 19 dogs and five sledges. They set up camp on 30 December having decided that they would not achieve their goal of reaching the Pole. A cloth covered album containing 48 photographic prints relating to the National Antarctic Expedition between 1901 and 1903 when E. H. Shackleton was sent home. The album is inscribed by Shackleton "With kindest wishes from E. H. Shackleton to the Missis Dawson Lambton in Remembrance of the great share they took in helping the Expedition, June 1905." According to a caption in the album the Dawson Lambton's subscribed to the balloon that was taken and used. A few photographs illustrate the balloon and the view from it. There is some element of doubt about the accuracy of some of the captions and images. They may have been compiled in such a way as to provide a narrative, rather than an accurate record as depicted by each image.

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The furthest south: Lat 85° 17’ South, National Antarctic Expedition. From album by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton entitled National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1903