Departure of Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition, Departure from Lyttelton, New Zealand, 1908

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Departure of Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition, Departure from Lyttelton, New Zealand, 1908

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Shackleton departs from Lyttleton New Zealand in 1908 for Antarctica. Silent footage. This footage was shot by Government cameraman James McDonald. DV file of Beta SP telecine of film. More research is required of this item. Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, born 15 February 1874, was a polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic, and one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration

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Departure from Lyttleton / New Zealand / 1908

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