Vintage PHOTO: "Pupsicle" ... A World-Weary Puppy In Antarctica, Circa 1912

Flickr via IO9 ^ | circa 1912 | Frank Hurley

[DogByte6RER]

A World-Weary Puppy In Antarctica, Circa 1912

This poignant image (cheer up, buddy!) of a pup named "Blizzard" was taken in 1912 by Antarctic adventurer Frank Hurley, who two years later would be the photographer on Ernest Shackleton's famed Endurance Expedition. This shot is from the First Australasian Antarctic Expedition, which set out in 1911.

Over a period of years, Hurley visited the frozen continent six times and came away with a trove of stirring images.

[SunkenCiv]

He’s like 700 in dog years by now.

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Oh...and Carmen sang the sparking and seductive “Habanera” while washing clothes in a bucket.

I am not making this up.

[EternalVigilance]

That image is a work of art.

Not the pup. The sled dogs.

Amazing shot.

[Faith65]

:)

[Publius]

Dear Lord. What have we come to?

My favorite "Carmen" is still the 1984 Placido Domingo and Julia Migenes version done on film. Francesco Rosi directed a French opera about Spain as though it were an American movie musical. The amazing thing is that it worked. I have the DVD in my collection.

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I LOVE that version. Gorgeous!

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Julia was a fresh, naughty, cute and beautiful carmen. She could win the heart of Frosty the Snowman.

The WOOman who played her in this version was quite...er..plump, with the legs to match. And she kept showing them! LOL!

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http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=carmen+julia+migenes+johnson&FORM=VIRE1#view=detail&mid=359BC3468A6C55D92A2E359BC3468A6C55D92A2E

Eye and ear bleach! :-)

[skinkinthegrass]

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[5th MEB]

And don’t you eat that yellow snow.

[Publius]

She certainly won mine. Julia’s problem was that her voice wasn’t big enough to fill up an opera house. But it sure worked on film.

[panaxanax]

“Amazing shot.”

Indeed. I think I’d have dropped my camera and ran for my life with that pack of bad-boys approaching.

Tough dogs...all business.

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They have mics everywhere now in the Opera House.

“BIG” isn’t necessarily beautiful. But I know what you mean. Plus, on film, you get the close-ups and can see the emotions.

Carmen can be sung from everybody from a Contralto to a Dramatic Soprano. It is a delicious role! :-)

[afraidfortherepublic]

It wasn’t Chelsea, was it? ;*)

[SandRat]

Leftist environmental group leader in sight!

[Faith65]

Awesome!

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http://www.thefrisky.com/2015-02-23/dog-and-owl-bffs-give-you-reason-to-live/

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

“Carmen Does Antartica”, starring...

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LOL! I remember that thread! hahaha

[SunkenCiv]

This topic was posted 02/22/2015, thanks DogByte6RER.