Home of the Blizzard (1913) – Setting up Camp

Home of the Blizzard – Setting up Camp. This clip, captured by Frank Hurley between 1911 and 1913 during Mawson’s Antarctic expedition, shows Lieutenant Belgrave Ninnis and Dr Xavier Mertz setting up their tent. Another shot shows them lying in their reindeer sleeping bags for warmth.

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