Living on the island or ice

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  • Team member leaving hut 
    Botha, Andre (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-08-19)
    Cat hunter on his way out to relieve himself. Huts on Marion Island did not and do not have proper bathroom facilities, as plumbing still presents a logistical challenge and increases the risk to the environment. Since the ...
  • Baking bread 
    Botha, Andre (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-07-25)
    Proud cat hunters with bread they baked during their stay at a hut.
  • Toilet run at huts during winter 
    Botha, Andre (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-07-25)
    Cat hunter ready for toilet run during the middle of winter, 1990.
  • Bath time at Swartskop Hut 
    Botha, Andre (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-07-25)
    Cat hunters trying to clean themselves outside Swartskop Hut.
  • Laekop Hut, 1990 
    Botha, Andre (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-07-25)
    Cat hunters sitting in front of Laekop Hut.
  • Rook's Hut 
    Botha, Andre (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-07-25)
    Cat hunters sitting in door of Rook's Hut, note gun.
  • Watertunnel Hut 
    Botha, Andre (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-07-25)
    View of Watertunnel Hut and coast.
  • Grey Headed Ridge Hut 
    Botha, Andre (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-07-25)
    View of Grey Headed Ridge Hut and its surrounding landscape.
  • Repetto's Hill Hut 
    Botha, Andre (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-07-25)
    A view of Repetto's Hill Hut with stream flowing beside the hut.
  • Laekop Hut 
    Botha, Andre (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-07-25)
    Cat hunters at Laekop Hut with view of inside and the outside of the hut.
  • Mixed Pickle Hut 
    Botha, Andre (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-07-25)
    Cat hunters enjoying coffee outside Mixed Pickle Hut, February 1991.
  • Spring cleaning at Swartkops Hut 
    Botha, Andre (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-07-25)
    Cat hunters cleaning the Swartkops hut
  • Original annexation plaque 
    Dyer, Bruce (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-03-29)
    The original plaque of the 1948 annexation, photographed in May 1994.
  • 'Ode to Hans' graffiti at Kildalkey hut 
    Dyer, Bruce (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-03-28)
    Graffiti on a wall in the Kildalkey hut on Marion Island, dedicated to the mythical cathunter named Hans.
  • La Grange Villa at Transvaal Cove, May 1994. 
    Dyer, Bruce (2011-01-28)
    La Grange Villa is a wooden structure covering a cave that was previously used as housing for domestic animals.It has since been abondoned and houses wildlife.