1911
Antarctic Cinematography
Films and photographs expedition work throughout the Antarctic winter.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Cape Evans in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Films and photographs expedition work throughout the Antarctic winter.
Uses balloon observations to study upper-air conditions.
Ponting works from a dedicated darkroom inside the hut, processing photographs that document expedition life, landscapes and scientific activity.
Ponting gives illustrated evening talks using lantern slides, providing education and entertainment during the Antarctic winter.
Directs regular weather measurements at the expedition base.
Photographs expedition life and Antarctic scenery.
Creates an extensive visual record of people, wildlife and landscape.
Simpson operates meteorological stations around Cape Evans using recording instruments to maintain a continuous local weather record.
Day machines replacement track rollers for the motor tractors using a lathe driven by a petrol engine inside the expedition base.
Nelson obtains seawater temperatures from the sea ice, contributing regular marine observations to the expedition's scientific programme.
Uses balloons to investigate temperature and winds above Antarctica.
Maintains meteorological instruments at Cape Evans.
Establishes the expedition hut on Ross Island.
Davies supervises construction of the expedition hut after its prefabricated components and stores are landed at Cape Evans.
Bowers organizes expedition stores and builds an annex from packing cases along the south side of the Cape Evans hut.
A motor sledge is lost through the sea ice during unloading, reducing the expedition's mechanical transport resources.
Construction begins on the expedition's main hut at Cape Evans.
The expedition lands at Cape Evans on 4 January. Evans joins the shore party while Lieutenant Harry Pennell takes command of Terra Nova.
Lands the shore party and stores at Cape Evans.
Evans joins the shore party during the landing and establishment of the Cape Evans base.
Scott names Cape Evans in honour of his second in command while selecting the winter-quarters site.
Cape Evans is named in his honour.
Scott renames the selected winter-quarters site Cape Evans in honour of expedition second-in-command Edward Evans.
Scott selects the west Ross Island site that becomes the expedition's main winter station.
Cape Evans becomes the principal base of the Terra Nova expedition.
One of the expedition's three motor tractors is lost through sea ice during the unloading operation at Cape Evans.
Scott records that the expedition is effectively landed with its essential stores ashore at Cape Evans.
The main expedition hut at Cape Evans is completed.
Bowers constructs internal partitions and storage arrangements as the expedition settles into the Cape Evans hut.
The shore party moves into the completed Cape Evans hut and begins organised winter-quarters life.
The shore party now has permanent winter accommodation.
Simpson establishes his meteorological working area within the Cape Evans hut for regular atmospheric observations.
Terra Nova briefly grounds near Cape Evans while manoeuvring around the ice edge.
Pennell takes Terra Nova away from Cape Evans to continue ship operations and return toward New Zealand.
Taylor uses the remaining light to examine local geology and topography around the Cape Evans base.
Ponting works from his Cape Evans studio to document expedition life, equipment, animals and surrounding landscapes.
Simpson conducts balloon experiments to investigate atmospheric conditions above Cape Evans.
Atkinson sets up laboratory equipment for medical and parasitological investigations at Cape Evans.
Oates enlarges and reorganises the pony stalls to improve animal management during the Antarctic winter.
Wilson continues zoological study, drawing and specimen work as the expedition settles into Antarctic winter.
Taylor returns from the first Western Party journey after extended geological fieldwork west of McMurdo Sound.
Taylor and his companions complete the first Western Party journey by returning across the sea ice to Cape Evans.
Oates oversees the ponies at Cape Evans, monitoring their condition and exercising animals intended for the southern journey.
Cherry-Garrard helps produce the expedition's South Polar Times, combining humour, reports and scientific material for the wintering party.
The wintering party marks Scott's birthday with a special meal and cake while preparations continue for the southern journey.
Leads the expedition's Midwinter Day observance at Cape Evans.
Cherry-Garrard contributes a large cake to the expedition's Midwinter Day celebrations at Cape Evans.
Scott and the wintering party mark Midwinter Day with decorations and a special dinner at Cape Evans.
Maintains morale during the Antarctic winter before the southern journey.
Leads a scientific mission through severe Antarctic winter conditions.
The party travels in darkness to study emperor penguin breeding.
Hauls supplies during the expedition's hazardous winter scientific journey.
Wilson leads Bowers and Cherry-Garrard from Cape Evans on the winter journey to study emperor penguin breeding at Cape Crozier.
Wilson leaves Cape Evans with Bowers and Cherry-Garrard for the winter journey to the emperor penguin rookery.
Travels to Cape Crozier seeking emperor penguin embryos.
Wilson leaves Cape Evans with Bowers and Cherry-Garrard for Cape Crozier.
Leaves Cape Evans with Wilson and Bowers during winter.
Begins the winter journey to collect emperor penguin eggs.
Departs with Wilson and Cherry-Garrard for Cape Crozier.
His measurements form part of the Terra Nova scientific programme.
Photographs expedition life, landscapes and wildlife around Cape Evans.
His work contributes to the expedition's scientific programme.
Conducts physical and gravity observations from the Cape Evans base.
His images create an extensive visual record of the expedition.
Conducts tidal observations while working as expedition biologist.
The three travellers arrive exhausted after severe cold and storms.
Wilson, Bowers and Cherry-Garrard reach Cape Evans after five weeks of winter travel and severe exposure.
Wilson returns exhausted to Cape Evans after five weeks of severe winter travel from Cape Crozier.
Returns to Cape Evans after the winter journey to Cape Crozier.
Simpson resumes upper-air observations by launching a balloon from Cape Evans.
Oates takes charge of Christopher as Scott assigns ponies and handlers for the southern journey.
After wintering at Cape Evans, Evans is given command of the Motor Party, which is scheduled to leave before the main southern expedition.
The Motor Party takes four men and two tracked motor sledges south onto the Barrier carrying supplies for the following dog and pony groups.
Prepares sledges, ponies, dogs and depots for the southern march.
Bowers checks Scott's detailed figures for rations, transport and supporting-party arrangements.
Scott completes detailed plans for the southern journey after checking transport and provisioning arrangements.
Leads the motor party south from Cape Evans.
Day departs with the experimental motor sledges as part of the advance southern transport party.
Evans leads the Motor Party south ahead of the main expedition to move supplies toward the polar route.
Leaves first with motor sledges and supplies.
Evans leads the advance motor party onto the Barrier ahead of the main southern expedition.
Hooper joins the advance motor party carrying supplies for the following southern groups.
Lashly travels south with the motor party and takes responsibility for one of the tracked machines.
Motor sledges carry supplies ahead of the main polar party.
Simpson recorded the temperature and wind observations at the base camp at Cape Evans.
Given the nickname Sunny Jim by the other expedition members, George Simpson constructed one of the continent's first weather stations, conducting balloon experiments to test the atmosphere and determine how altitude affects temperature.
Simpson is given command of the Cape Evans weather station for several months when Scott and the southern parties leave in November 1911.
Wilson leaves with the main southern expedition as the pony and dog groups begin their staged advance.
Oates leaves Cape Evans with the pony groups supporting Scott's southward march.
Sets out from Cape Evans on the main southern journey toward the South Pole
Motor, pony, dog and man-hauling groups support the advance.
Begins the main journey toward the South Pole.
Begins the main southern journey toward the South Pole.
Atkinson assumes leadership at Cape Evans after Edward Evans is invalided home and Scott's Polar Party fails to return.
Evans reaches safety after severe scurvy and is later evacuated from Antarctica aboard Terra Nova for medical recovery.
The ship brings supplies and additional transport animals.
Terra Nova returns to Cape Evans during the expedition's second season.
Takes command at Cape Evans after Evans is invalided home.
Cherry-Garrard presents another issue of the South Polar Times during the subdued second winter at Cape Evans.
Atkinson leads the spring search south to determine the fate of Scott and the missing Polar Party.
Leads the search for Scott's missing polar party.
Priestley reaches Cape Evans with the Northern Party after the difficult coastal return journey.
Campbell brings all six members of the Northern Party safely to Cape Evans after their second Antarctic winter and overland return.
Campbell brings the complete Northern Party safely back to Cape Evans after its unexpected second winter.
Northern Party reaches Cape Evans after surviving winter.
Helps close the Cape Evans hut before departure.
Returns in Terra Nova for the expedition's final relief.
Evans oversees the final departure from Cape Evans as Terra Nova takes the remaining expedition members north from Antarctica.
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