| RETURN OF 'TERRA NOVA' explorer Captain Scott's ship returns. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5164 | |
| Catalog #: | 367469 | |
| Clip Number: | 367469-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 198 B | |
| Timecode: | 01:48:44 - 01:50:26 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1915 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | EXPLORATION: Antarctic LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Adventure | |
| Description: | Explorers; exploration. Return of the "Terra Nova"; Robert Falcon Scott made an expedition to Antarctica in the terra nova in 1910. (The next year he set out on a quest for the south pole; which he reached shortly after Amundsen; Scott and party died in antarctica on the return trip.)But here; in this film the returning ship is welcomed by crowds. Ship's rigging in fg; crowd standing on quay in bg. Pan rt. On ship; several men on deck - - some visitors in suits & hats as well as crew. Some of the crew on deck; w/ captain scott (?) - white hair & moustache; all posing for camera; crowd on shore in bg. 2 Navy officers on ship; w/ ladies petting dogs on ship in bg. Another part of deck: sailor crosses; some dogs are sitting on deck; crowd in bg. Same; but better view of dogs (sled dogs); pan rt. On crowd. Finally a shot which should have been first: the small ship approaching through harbor. Little tugboat behind; w/ british naval flag; other ships in harbor in bg. Adventure. Boats; | |
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