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A Football Match at Winter Quarters. No 11. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'. The front entitled: 'Player's Cigarettes A FOOTBALL MATCH.' Reverse: 'A Football Match at the Winter Quarters
1916
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A Sledge Party Crossing a Crevasse. No 15. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'. The front shows a sledge across a crevasse with one of the four man team falling down it, captioned: 'Player's Cigarette
1916
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A Sledge Team on the King Edward VII, Plateau. No 14. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'. The front depicts four men manhauling a sledge captioned 'Players Cigarettes A SLEDGE TEAM'. Reverse: 'A
1916
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Amundsen at the South Pole. No 24. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'. The front shows a tent from which is flown the Norwegian flag and a pennant marked: 'FRAM'. To the left, four men of the polar p
1916
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An Adélie Penguin and his Mate. No 20. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'. The front shows two birds captioned: 'Player's Cigarettes AN ADÉLIE PENGUIN & HIS MATE'. Reverse: �
1916
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An Adélie Penguin with a Young One. A second copy of No 21. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'. The front shows a small and large bird with two other penguins in the background captioned: 'Players
1916
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An Adélie Penguin with a Young One. No 21. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'. The front shows a small and large bird with two other penguins in the background, captioned: 'Players Cigarettes AN AD
1916
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Capt. L.E.G. Oates Exercising a Siberian Pony on the Sea-ice off Cape Evans. No 8. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'. The front depicts a figure leading a pony drawing a sledge captioned: 'Player's
1916
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Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, C.V.O., R.N. No 1. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'. Front: Scott in polar clothing, entitled: 'Player's Cigarettes', 'CAPTAIN SCOTT'. Reverse: 'Capt
1916
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Commander E.R.G.R. Evans, C.B., R.N.. No 2. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'. The front is entitled : 'Player's Cigarettes', ' COMMANDER EVANS'. It shows Evans in uniform. Reverse:
1916
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Commander Evans (second in command) Taking Observations. No 18. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'. The front shows two men and a loaded sledge, one kneeling with a theodolite, captioned: 'Player's C
1916
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Commander Evans' Sledge Flag. No 16. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'. The front shows a pennant shaped flag, flag divided horizontally white over red with the crest of a demi-lion regardant, captioned:
1916
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Demetri, the Russian Dog-driver, Keeping a Penguin from the Dogs. No 9. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'. The front shows the bows of the expedition vessel and Demetri standing between three sledge dogs and
1916
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Dr. Atkinson's Supporting Party. No 17. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'. The front shows four men hauling a loaded sledge with a sail, captioned: 'Player's Cigarettes DR. ATKINSON'S SUPP
1916
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Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson, Chief of the Scientific Staff. No 4. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'. The front is entitled: 'Players Cigarettes DR WILSON'. Reverse: 'Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson, Chi
1916
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Leather dog collar. A leather dog collar with a white metal buckle. On the side of the collar is a metal plate with the inscription: 'MICHIGAN H.M.S. CHESTER'. Just along from the plate is one white metal chevron and four yellow metal chevrons.
1916
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Lieutenant H.R. Bowers, Royal Indian Marine. No 6. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'. The front shows Bowers in polar clothing and is entitled: 'Player's Cigarettes LIEUT BOWERS'. Reverse: 
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Lindström, the Cook. No 23. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'. The front shows an explorer with an insulated cooker and an unloaded sledge, captioned: 'Player's Cigarettes LINDSTRÖM THE CO
1916
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Midwinter day at Cape Evans in the Men's Quarters. No 12. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'. The front depicts five men inside an expedition hut drinking. One seated on the table playing a balalaika. The
1916
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Oscar Wisting at the South Pole. No 25. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'. The front of the card shows an explorer on skiis beside a dog sled flying the Norwegian flag. The scene is captioned: 'Player�
1916
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Preparing one of the Motor Sledges for the Southern Journey. No 13. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'.The front depicts a group of men surrounding a motor sledge captioned: 'Player's Cigarettes PREP
1916
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Staff-Paymaster Francis Drake, Secretary and Ship's Meteorologist, Taking Sea-temperatures. No 5. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'. Front: Drake on the deck of a vessel holding up a thermometer. Title:
1916
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The 'Terra Nova' arriving off Cape Evans, Feb. 1911. No 7. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'. The front depicts the expedition vessel and is entitled: 'Player's Cigarettes THE TERRA NOVA O
1916
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The Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1910-12. Capt. Roald Amundsen, Discoverer of the South Pole. No 22. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'. The front shows Amundsen in polar clothing captioned: 'Player�
1916
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Unpacking Sledge and Setting up Camp. No 10. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'. The front depicts a four-man sledge team, one shovelling snow round the bottom of the tent, one man inside and two more unloadin
1916
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Up Anchor. Card. Card depicting three men on a raft. At the top is 'Royal Naval Division France 1916'. At the bottom is 'Up Anchor!'. Inside is 'With Best Wishes from' and signed by Jack Bennett. There is also a calender fo
1916
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Weddel Seals Asleep on the Sea-ice. No 19. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'. The front shows two seals, captioned: 'Player's Cigarettes WEDDEL SEALS ASLEEP.' Reverse: 'Weddel Seals Aslee
1916
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Capt. L.E.G. Oates, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons. No 3. from Players cigarette cards, second series of 25, 'Polar Exploration'. Front: 'Players Cigarettes CAPTAIN OATES. Reverse: 'Capt. L.E.G. Oates, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons. He was in c
1916
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