Comments on: Herbert Ponting http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/earth/antarctica/blog-archive/?p=184 Conservation of the explorers huts in Antarctica; winter at Scott Base, treating artefacts from Shackleton's abandoned hut Thu, 23 May 2013 08:35:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Stephen Burke http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/earth/antarctica/blog-archive/?p=184#comment-22307 Stephen Burke Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:16:17 +0000 http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/earth/antarctica/blog/?p=184#comment-22307 Herbert Ponting was my mothers great uncle, as a family we where alway interested in his travel history. We had different pictures of him in anartica, he must have been an interesting person. Herbert Ponting was my mothers great uncle, as a family we where alway interested in his travel history.
We had different pictures of him in anartica, he must have been an interesting person.

]]> By: Fiona http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/earth/antarctica/blog-archive/?p=184#comment-20573 Fiona Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:11:31 +0000 http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/earth/antarctica/blog/?p=184#comment-20573 Hi, We have looked through our collection database for a Thornton Pickard and nothing registered. We do have one camera we have just conserved but it has no brand identification on it. That’s not to say a Pickard wasn’t taken – there’s over 8,000 artefacts at Captain Scott’s base and our conservation team will be working through the collection over the next four years. SPRI has a great resource and recently launched their Freeze Frame Project which contains thousands of images from the expedition so you may want to check that out: http://www.freezeframe.ac.uk/gallery/gallery Hi,

We have looked through our collection database for a Thornton Pickard and nothing registered. We do have one camera we have just conserved but it has no brand identification on it. That’s not to say a Pickard wasn’t taken – there’s over 8,000 artefacts at Captain Scott’s base and our conservation team will be working through the collection over the next four years. SPRI has a great resource and recently launched their Freeze Frame Project which contains thousands of images from the expedition so you may want to check that out:

http://www.freezeframe.ac.uk/gallery/gallery

]]> By: Chris Pickard http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/earth/antarctica/blog-archive/?p=184#comment-20454 Chris Pickard Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:41:48 +0000 http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/earth/antarctica/blog/?p=184#comment-20454 I have a copy of the Great White South (9th impression Jan 1930) with a hand written message inside: "To A. Gray Pickard who has done so much for photography - with gratitude and most sincere regards, H.G.Ponting." Arthur Gray Pickard was my grandfather and then managing director of the Thornton Pickard Camera Co. of Altrincham, Manchester. I wondered if Ponting took any Thornton Pickard cameras on the Scott expedition. If anyone knows anything about the kit that Ponting took with him I would be interested to hear about it. I have a copy of the Great White South (9th impression Jan 1930) with a hand written message inside: “To A. Gray Pickard who has done so much for photography - with gratitude and most sincere regards, H.G.Ponting.”
Arthur Gray Pickard was my grandfather and then managing director of the Thornton Pickard Camera Co. of Altrincham, Manchester. I wondered if Ponting took any Thornton Pickard cameras on the Scott expedition.
If anyone knows anything about the kit that Ponting took with him I would be interested to hear about it.

]]> By: Pete http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/earth/antarctica/blog-archive/?p=184#comment-16282 Pete Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:49:54 +0000 http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/earth/antarctica/blog/?p=184#comment-16282 Carla, You put together a very exciting piece. Can the book and film be purchased now? The clarity of the photos he took was outstanding for that era and with the film and cameras available. Sounds like the chap lived an exciting life; what age did he die and what country? Keep writing these great blogs. Wish your blog was longer. Stay warm... Carla,
You put together a very exciting piece. Can the book and film be purchased now? The clarity of the photos he took was outstanding for that era and with the film and cameras available. Sounds like the chap lived an exciting life; what age did he die and what country? Keep writing these great blogs. Wish your blog was longer. Stay warm…

]]> By: Kim Reid http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/earth/antarctica/blog-archive/?p=184#comment-16260 Kim Reid Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:16:24 +0000 http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/earth/antarctica/blog/?p=184#comment-16260 Hey Carla! Really enjoy reading your blog and seeing what your are up to. It all seems so neat! Hope you're well. Kim Hey Carla! Really enjoy reading your blog and seeing what your are up to. It all seems so neat! Hope you’re well.
Kim

]]> By: Paul Capewell http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/earth/antarctica/blog-archive/?p=184#comment-16252 Paul Capewell Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:54:25 +0000 http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/earth/antarctica/blog/?p=184#comment-16252 Fascinating, thanks for this write-up. Look forward to more photography-related Antarctic insight. Fascinating, thanks for this write-up. Look forward to more photography-related Antarctic insight.

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