ALP Photo Marion 1940 The base

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ALP Photo Marion 1940 The base

 

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  • Meteorology office 
    Simon's Town Navy Museum (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-07-25)
    Meteorology office with screens in early stages of Marion Island base.
  • Marion Island landing stage 
    Simon's Town Navy Museum (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-07-25)
    Views of the landing stage at Gunner's Point from boat and seen from above, well after the annexation.
  • Occupation party campsite 
    Simon's Town Navy Museum (2011-07-25)
    Campsite of the occupation party viewed from below Gunner's Point
  • Landing stage at Gunner's Point 
    Simon's Town Navy Museum (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-07-25)
    Crew on early landing stage that was built after the annexation of Marion Island.
  • Campsite of Transvaal Occupation Party 
    Simon's Town Navy Museum (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-07-25)
    Campsite where 16 volunteers for Operation Snoektown camped on Gunner's Point.
  • The living room in the base at Marion Island 
    Crawford, Allan (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-03-31)
    The living room in the base at Marion Island.
  • The base during the winter of 1948 
    Crawford, A. (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-03-22)
    The base was completed in early 1948 and the first relief team stayed on Marion for the winter.
  • The Meteorological office on Marion 
    Crawford, A. (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-03-22)
    Marion Island was annexed with the aim of setting up a weather station there. The first Meteorological office was built on the island in 1948.
  • Enjoying a meal during construction of the base 
    Crawford, A. (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-03-17)
    The base to be built on Marion Island had to be assembled from numerous wooden parts. Here the 6 volunteers from Tristan Island enjoy a meal before continuing with their construction activities.
  • Furniture inside the base 
    Crawford, A. (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-03-17)
    Furniture used in the base. These chairs have been arranged for a church service. Note the bibles on the chairs, and the cross on the altar at the window.
  • Marion Island Post Office 
    Crawford, A. (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-03-17)
    Marion Island originally had a postal service that served the men who were stationed there.
  • Rooms inside the base 
    Crawford, A. (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-03-17)
    These images are of the rooms inside the base, built in 1948.
  • Annexation of Marion Island 
    Crawford, A. (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-03-17)
    A Tristan Islander stands beneath the metal flag that was used to symbolise the Annexation of Marion Island.
  • Buildings that make up the base 
    Crawford, A. (Stellenbosch : Antarctic Legacy Project, 2011-03-17)
    The base on Marion Island consisted of the residential quarters, scientific laboratories and the Meteorological office.