Photographs

Visitors of all ages will become part of the quest to be the first to reach the South Pole by following a timeline which highlights the course of each team’s journey. With the aid of a touch-screen kiosk, visitors can leaf through photographs and drawings produced by the teams. Such as this portrait of Roald Amundsen © AMNH Library

Amundsen on skis © AMNH Library

Scott in hut at Cape Evans, Antarctica, winter of 1911 Captain Robert F. Scott photographed in his quarters during the British Antarctic Expedition. © AMNH Library

Scott on skis near Cape Evans, 1911 Captain Robert F. Scott photographed during the British Antarctic Expedition. © AMNH Library

Scott with team at the South Pole: British expedition members Edward A. Wilson, Robert F. Scott, Edgar Evans, Lawrence Oates, and Henry Robertson Bowers, photographed at the South Pole. © AMNH Library

Scott with team at the South Pole Capt. L. E.G. Oates, Lt. H. R. Bowers, Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Dr. E. A. Wilson, and Chief Petty Officer Taff Evans, photographed at the South Pole in 1912. © AMNH Library

Man-hauling during Robert Falcon Scott’s Expedition Unlike Amundsen, who used dogs exclusively, Scott’s exploration and scientific teams usually man-hauled their heavily-laden sledges, often over great distances. © Bettmann/CORBIS