[Copy] The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic expedition 1955 - 1958 - Museum of Transport and Technology, New Zealand

Object detail

Accession number

WAV-2017-13.2

Maker

George Lowe
Derek Wright
World Wide Pictures

Description

An account of the establishment and execution of the 1957-58 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition under Sir Vivian Fuchs, with support by the New Zealand party under Sir Edmund Hillary. Includes excerpts from original films of the Scott and Shackleton Expedition by courtesy of the British Film Institute Archives.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic

Physical description

1 videodisc : colour ; approximately 60 minutes

Other title

Antarctic Crossing

Collection

Derek Wright Collection

Credit line

George Lowe et al. 1958. [Copy] The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic expedition 1955 - 1958, WAV-2017-13.2. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

Current rights

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Classification

Disk, Optical Videodisc, Digital Tools & Equipment for Communication Data Processing T&E Data Processing Media

Production place

Great Britain United Kingdom British Isles Europe

Subject: all levels

19198 Discovery and exploration Antarctica Hillary, Edmund Percival, Sir, 1919-2008

Collection type

Audio Visual Walsh Memorial Library

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[Copy] The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic expedition 1955 - 1958