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  3. IMAGO International History, Antarctic Expeditions, Roald Amundsen, Fram Expedition 1910-1912

IMAGO International History, Antarctic Expeditions, Roald Amundsen, Fram Expedition 1910-1912

Sep 23, 2020

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  • Discovery and exploration of the South Pole by Capt. Roald Amundsen and crew. Shown: members of the expedition capturing seals, ca. 1912 Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HCDLCGE EC001

    Discovery and exploration of the South Pole by Capt. Roald Amundsen and crew. Shown: members of the expedition capturing seals, ca. 1912 Courtesy Everett Collection PUBLICATIONXNOTxINxCANxCHNxFRAxITAxJPNxNORxPOLxRUSxESPxUKxUSA Copyright: xCourtesyxEverettxCollectionx HCDLCGE EC001

  • AMUNDSEN The conquest of the south pole by the explorer Roald ADMUNDSEN 1872 1928 One of the Excelsior of 1912 Credit Coll Dixmier KHARBINE TAPABOR KH87674

    AMUNDSEN The conquest of the south pole by the explorer Roald ADMUNDSEN 1872 1928 One of the Excelsior of 1912 Credit Coll Dixmier KHARBINE TAPABOR KH87674

  • SOUTH POLE The race to the south pole, those who took part in it Roald ADMUNDSEN 1872 1928 and SCOTT 1868 1912 have they reached the goal so many times aims One of the Excelsior of 9 03 1912 Credit Coll Dixmier KHARBINE TAPABOR KH87637

    SOUTH POLE The race to the south pole, those who took part in it Roald ADMUNDSEN 1872 1928 and SCOTT 1868 1912 have they reached the goal so many times aims One of the Excelsior of 9 03 1912 Credit Coll Dixmier KHARBINE TAPABOR KH87637

  • AMUNDSEN Portrait of Roald AMUNDSEN 1872 1928 at the South Pole, taken from Sydpolen Credit Collection CL KHARBINE TAPABOR KH46475

    AMUNDSEN Portrait of Roald AMUNDSEN 1872 1928 at the South Pole, taken from Sydpolen Credit Collection CL KHARBINE TAPABOR KH46475

  • Raold Engelbrecht Gravning Amundsen Raold Engelbrecht Gravning Amundsen (1872-1928) Norwegian explorer First to navigate the Northwest Passage (1918). Reached South Pole in December 1911, one month before Scott Copyright: xPhoto12 AnnxRonanxPicturexLibraryx ARP07095390001130

    Raold Engelbrecht Gravning Amundsen Raold Engelbrecht Gravning Amundsen (1872-1928) Norwegian explorer First to navigate the Northwest Passage (1918). Reached South Pole in December 1911, one month before Scott Copyright: xPhoto12 AnnxRonanxPicturexLibraryx ARP07095390001130

  • Very First Men At The South Pole. This picture taken on the South Pole on December 16t, 1911, shows the very first men to reach the South Pole. Two days earlier, on December 14th, the Norwegian explorer Ronald Amundsen (extreme left) and his four men Oscar Wisting, Sverre Hassel, Helmer Hansen and Olav Bjaaland, arrived at the South Pole, as the first human beings in history to do so. They had 52 dogs when they started from the coast, and 18 dogs left when they reached the Pole. Only four men could be in the first picture taken on the Pole, the other one was holding the camera! It is 47 years this year that the next expedition to the South Pole took place - the current British Commonwealth Expedition, headed by Dr. Fuchs. South Pole, Antarctica. 16 December 1911., South Pole Antarctica Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1344032

    Very First Men At The South Pole. This picture taken on the South Pole on December 16t, 1911, shows the very first men to reach the South Pole. Two days earlier, on December 14th, the Norwegian explorer Ronald Amundsen (extreme left) and his four men Oscar Wisting, Sverre Hassel, Helmer Hansen and Olav Bjaaland, arrived at the South Pole, as the first human beings in history to do so. They had 52 dogs when they started from the coast, and 18 dogs left when they reached the Pole. Only four men could be in the first picture taken on the Pole, the other one was holding the camera! It is 47 years this year that the next expedition to the South Pole took place - the current British Commonwealth Expedition, headed by Dr. Fuchs. South Pole, Antarctica. 16 December 1911., South Pole Antarctica Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1344032

  • Roald Engebrecht Amundsen (Borge, 1872, in the Arctic, 1928). Norwegian explorer. Engraving by Hildibrand. Colored. Copyright: xFredericoxTarresx xDanitaxDelimont HI12 PRI0173

    Roald Engebrecht Amundsen (Borge, 1872, in the Arctic, 1928). Norwegian explorer. Engraving by Hildibrand. Colored. Copyright: xFredericoxTarresx xDanitaxDelimont HI12 PRI0173

  • The FRAM under sail. In: The South Pole , by Roald Amundsen, 1872-1928. Fram ( Forward ) is a ship that was used in expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Oscar Wisting, and Roald Amundsen between 1893 and 1912. WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_071_0761

    The FRAM under sail. In: The South Pole , by Roald Amundsen, 1872-1928. Fram ( Forward ) is a ship that was used in expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Oscar Wisting, and Roald Amundsen between 1893 and 1912. WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_071_0761

  • Raold Engelbrecht Gravning Amundsen (1872-1928) Norwegian explorer. First to navigate the Northwest Passage (1918). Reached South Pole in December 1911, one month before Scott. WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchives0390003808

    Raold Engelbrecht Gravning Amundsen (1872-1928) Norwegian explorer. First to navigate the Northwest Passage (1918). Reached South Pole in December 1911, one month before Scott. WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchives0390003808

  • Norwegen Roald Amundsen (1872 - 1928), Polarforscher, explorer of polar regions. man, snow, pole, North, South, arctis, antarctis, ski, coat, fur, Europe, Norway, Scandinavia, travel, history, historical, 1910s, 1920s, 20th century, archive, Carl Simon, exquisit collection, UnitedArchives01545895

    Norwegen Roald Amundsen (1872 - 1928), Polarforscher, explorer of polar regions. man, snow, pole, North, South, arctis, antarctis, ski, coat, fur, Europe, Norway, Scandinavia, travel, history, historical, 1910s, 1920s, 20th century, archive, Carl Simon, exquisit collection, UnitedArchives01545895

  • Cover of Roald Amundsen, Explorer by Charles Turley, 1935. Norwegian explorer. Amundsen (1872-1928) led the first expedition to reach the South Pole, arriving at the Pole in December 1911, one month before the ill-fated British expedition commanded by Captain Scott. In 1918 he became the first to navigate the Northwest Passage, discovering in the process that the route could never be navigable for large vessels. In 1928 he was killed in the Arctic in a plane crash while searching for the missing Italian aeronaut Umberto Nobile. Credit: Stapleton Historical Collection HIP TopFoto, Norwegen UnitedArchives01161181

    Cover of Roald Amundsen, Explorer by Charles Turley, 1935. Norwegian explorer. Amundsen (1872-1928) led the first expedition to reach the South Pole, arriving at the Pole in December 1911, one month before the ill-fated British expedition commanded by Captain Scott. In 1918 he became the first to navigate the Northwest Passage, discovering in the process that the route could never be navigable for large vessels. In 1928 he was killed in the Arctic in a plane crash while searching for the missing Italian aeronaut Umberto Nobile. Credit: Stapleton Historical Collection HIP TopFoto, Norwegen UnitedArchives01161181

  • A Winter Evening at Framheim , Amundsen s South Pole expedition, Antarctica, 1911-1912. From The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expeditian in the Fram , 1910-12 Vol 1 by Roald Amundsen. Credit: Stapleton Historical Collection HIP TopFoto, Norwegen, Jahrhundertwende, 20. Jahrhundert, 1910er, 10er Jahre, historisch UnitedArchives01161174

    A Winter Evening at Framheim , Amundsen s South Pole expedition, Antarctica, 1911-1912. From The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expeditian in the Fram , 1910-12 Vol 1 by Roald Amundsen. Credit: Stapleton Historical Collection HIP TopFoto, Norwegen, Jahrhundertwende, 20. Jahrhundert, 1910er, 10er Jahre, historisch UnitedArchives01161174

  • The carpenters shop, Amundsen s South Pole expedition, Antarctica, 1911-1912. Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) led the first expedition to reach the South Pole, arriving at the Pole on 14th December 1911, beating Captain Scott s British expedition by 35 days. From The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expeditian in the Fram , 1910-12 Vol 1 by Roald Amundsen. Credit: Stapleton Historical Collection HIP TopFoto, Norwegen, Jahrhundertwende, 20. Jahrhundert, 1910er, 10er Jahre, historisch UnitedArchives01161173

    The carpenters shop, Amundsen s South Pole expedition, Antarctica, 1911-1912. Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) led the first expedition to reach the South Pole, arriving at the Pole on 14th December 1911, beating Captain Scott s British expedition by 35 days. From The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expeditian in the Fram , 1910-12 Vol 1 by Roald Amundsen. Credit: Stapleton Historical Collection HIP TopFoto, Norwegen, Jahrhundertwende, 20. Jahrhundert, 1910er, 10er Jahre, historisch UnitedArchives01161173

  • The Fram in the Bay of Whales, Antarctica, 1911-1912. Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) led the first expedition to reach the South Pole, arriving at the Pole on 14th December 1911, beating Captain Scott s British expedition by 35 days. From The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the Fram , 1910-12, Vol 1 by Roald Amundsen. Credit: Stapleton Historical Collection HIP TopFoto, Norwegen, Jahrhundertwende, 20. Jahrhundert, 1910er, 10er Jahre, historisch UnitedArchives01161172

    The Fram in the Bay of Whales, Antarctica, 1911-1912. Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) led the first expedition to reach the South Pole, arriving at the Pole on 14th December 1911, beating Captain Scott s British expedition by 35 days. From The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the Fram , 1910-12, Vol 1 by Roald Amundsen. Credit: Stapleton Historical Collection HIP TopFoto, Norwegen, Jahrhundertwende, 20. Jahrhundert, 1910er, 10er Jahre, historisch UnitedArchives01161172

  • Captain Roald Amundsen First man to reach the South Pole in 1911., Porträt UnitedArchives01161146

    Captain Roald Amundsen First man to reach the South Pole in 1911., Porträt UnitedArchives01161146

  • Amundsen s tent at the South Pole. UnitedArchives01161141

    Amundsen s tent at the South Pole. UnitedArchives01161141

  • Amundsen s tent at the South Pole, sketched by Dr Edward A Wilson while it was blowing very cold . UnitedArchives01161139

    Amundsen s tent at the South Pole, sketched by Dr Edward A Wilson while it was blowing very cold . UnitedArchives01161139

  • Dogs which reached the South Pole with Amundsen aboard the farm. UnitedArchives01161138

    Dogs which reached the South Pole with Amundsen aboard the farm. UnitedArchives01161138

  • Captain Roald Amundsen - the five who attained the South Pole, Hassel, Wisting, Amundsen, Bjaaland and Hansen at Hobart - 1912 UnitedArchives01161136

    Captain Roald Amundsen - the five who attained the South Pole, Hassel, Wisting, Amundsen, Bjaaland and Hansen at Hobart - 1912 UnitedArchives01161136

  • Drawings made in January 1912 of markers left by Amundsen and the Norwegians at the South Pole: Cairn of stones near Black Flag Camp and Amundsen s South Pole mark, a wooden flagpole. UnitedArchives00799199

    Drawings made in January 1912 of markers left by Amundsen and the Norwegians at the South Pole: Cairn of stones near Black Flag Camp and Amundsen s South Pole mark, a wooden flagpole. UnitedArchives00799199

  • Captain Amundsen - Discoverer of the South Pole UnitedArchives00433963

    Captain Amundsen - Discoverer of the South Pole UnitedArchives00433963

  • Capt Roald Amundsen and his expedition team 1911-12 1st Dog Camp Mono Print !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1056576

    Capt Roald Amundsen and his expedition team 1911-12 1st Dog Camp Mono Print !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1056576

  • Painting of Roald Amundsen and his exploration team placing there Norwegian flag at the South Pole Mono Print UnitedArchives1056572

    Painting of Roald Amundsen and his exploration team placing there Norwegian flag at the South Pole Mono Print UnitedArchives1056572

  • Members of Amundsen s team with dogs and sledges. Captain Roald Amundsen discovered the South Pole on December 14-17, 1911. Antarctica: The Last Continent by Ian Cameron, page 169. Local Caption Mono Print !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives0649167

    Members of Amundsen s team with dogs and sledges. Captain Roald Amundsen discovered the South Pole on December 14-17, 1911. Antarctica: The Last Continent by Ian Cameron, page 169. Local Caption Mono Print !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives0649167

  • Evening in Amundsen s winter quarters (left to right). Bjaaland, Hassel, Wisting, Helmer Hanssen, Amundsen, Johansen, Prestrud and Stubberud. Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (1872-1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He led the Antarctic expedition of 1910-1912 in the ship Fram, which was the first to reach the South Pole. Antarctica: The Last Continent by Ian Cameron, page 168. Local Caption Mono Print UnitedArchives0649165

    Evening in Amundsen s winter quarters (left to right). Bjaaland, Hassel, Wisting, Helmer Hanssen, Amundsen, Johansen, Prestrud and Stubberud. Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (1872-1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He led the Antarctic expedition of 1910-1912 in the ship Fram, which was the first to reach the South Pole. Antarctica: The Last Continent by Ian Cameron, page 168. Local Caption Mono Print UnitedArchives0649165

  • Roald Amundsen in 1920, (1872-1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He led the Antarctic expedition of 1910-1912 which was the first to reach the South Pole. Antarctica: The Last Continent by Ian Cameron, page 163. Local Caption Mono Print UnitedArchives0542151

    Roald Amundsen in 1920, (1872-1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He led the Antarctic expedition of 1910-1912 which was the first to reach the South Pole. Antarctica: The Last Continent by Ian Cameron, page 163. Local Caption Mono Print UnitedArchives0542151

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