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  • Acrobatics on Capua bridge 
    Van Zyl, Olof (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 1958)
    Team member balancing himself on Capua bridge at the base.
  • Base party 
    Van Zyl, Olof (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 1958)
    Team members during a party at the base. Notice the cat tales under the clock.
  • Chicken coop 
    Van Zyl, Olof (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 1958)
    Chicken coop on Marion Island, built to house the chickens brought to the island as a source of eggs and fresh meat.
  • Dental treatment 
    Van Zyl, Olof (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 1958)
    Medic Jannie van Rensburg removing a team member's tooth.
  • Durban Met. men going to Antarctic 
    Staff reporter (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 1958)
    Article in the Natal Daily News of 12 November 1958 about Gordon Artz and Johan Bothma's impendig journey to the Antarctic.
  • Marion House 
    Van Zyl, Olof (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 1958)
    Marion House, the main accommodation building on Marion Island.
  • Marion Island 1958-1960 
    Van Zyl, Olof (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 1958)
    Slideshow compiled by Olof van Zyl the meteorologist on M15 and M16, of his time spent at Marion Island.
  • Marion Island base 
    Van Zyl, Olof (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 1958)
    Marion Island base and coastline on a sunny day.
  • Olof van Zyl having a Lion Lager 
    Van Zyl, Olof (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 1958)
    Olof van Zyl drinking in his room.
  • Releasing a weather balloon at the base 
    Van Zyl, Olof (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 1958)
    Team member releasing a weather balloon on catwalk at base.
  • Releasing a weather balloon in strong wind 
    Van Zyl, Olof (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 1958)
    Meteorologists releasing a weather balloon in strong wind.
  • Snow on Marion House 
    Van Zyl, Olof (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 1958)
    Playing in the snow behind Marion House.
  • Stuck in the mire 
    Van Zyl, Olof (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 1958)
    Team member struggling to get out of the mire on Marion Island.
  • Team members playing cards 
    Van Zyl, Olof (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 1958)
    Team members playing cards after dinner.
  • Team members socialising 
    Van Zyl, Olof (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 1958)
    Team members during a party. Note the cat tails below the clock.
  • Team members sun tanning on boulders 
    Van Zyl, Olof (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 1958)
    Team members relaxing in the sun on Boulder beach.
  • Team member washing his boots 
    Van Zyl, Olof (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 1958)
    Team member washing the mud out of his boots in a pool on Marion Island.