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This Endurance Expedition group picture taken on the sea ice in front of the ship in the winter night is from Frank Hurley's own photo album in the archives of Scott Polar Research Institute.  Hurley had all the expedition members sign the album around the original print.

After the Endurance was crushed and sank the expedition was faced with the prospect of getting themselves and their thousands of pounds of supplies across the sea ice to the Antarctic Peninsula, 350 nautical miles (600+ kms) to the west.

On October 30, 1915 the crew was ready to begin the quixotic journey. "Now we start for Robertson Island, boys!" Shackleton shouted, and they all cheered. Dog teams ferried small loads of supplies back and forth from the ship while an advance party hacked down impassable ice hummocks and scouted the route ahead. Behind them came the rest of the men hauling the excessively heavy James Caird.

Photography by: Frank Hurley
Image Source: Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, UK
Dimensions: 19.5" X 27" (49.5 cm X 68.6 cm)