Horace Henry Ayres (left) and Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (right)

ID: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-3891]

Creator: British Information Services

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

Date: 1955

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-3891

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Summary

Left to right: New Zealand mountaineers Horace Henry Ayres (1912-1987) and Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (1919-2008). The men were standing near the Tasman glacier in New Zealand, where they were training for an expedition to the Antarctic.

Subject

  • Ayres, Horace Henry 1912-1987
  • Hillary, Edmund 1919-2008

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-3891

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1955
  • 10/1955

Restrictions & Rights

  • No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
  • Copyright Not Evaluated

Topic

  • Discovery and exploration
  • Scientific expeditions
  • Glaciers

Place

  • New Zealand
  • Antarctica

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-3891]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints

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