The negatives are believed to be from Ernest Shackleton's 1914-1917 Ross Sea Party, a group that was stranded in the hut during a blizzard when their ship blew out to sea. They were eventually rescued, but the box remained buried until now.
6 posted on 09/22/2023 6:20:22 AM PDT by texas booster
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The guy in the pic is a dead ringer, and I mean dead ringer for me when I was in my late 40s up until a few years ago. The face, hair, 'stache and intimidating scowl match almost exactly. Crazy!
I just showed this to my wife and she said, "Damn! That is you!"
Weird - I don't remember being there. . . but I do hate the cold. . .
16 posted on 09/22/2023 6:45:09 AM PDT by Rocco DiPippo
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