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Erebus Expedition

Erebus Expedition

ARCHIVES (WINTER 1993/1994) ANTARCTICA - ROSS SEA REGION - EREBUS EXPEDITION LED BY JEAN LOUIS ETIENNE. THE SAILING SHIP ANTARCTICA ATTEMPTS TO MAKE ITS WAY TO ROSS ISLAND THROUGH THE PACK ICE SURROUNDING THE ANTARCTIC CONTINENT. IN THE ICE, ROUTE CHOICES ARE MADE FROM THE CROW'S NEST, 27 METRES ABOVE THE WATER, WHERE THE PILOT IS IN CONSTANT RADIO CONTACT WITH THE HELMSMAN. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Annual canal race held in Dutch capital

STORY: Annual canal race held in Dutch capital DATELINE: Oct. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Amsterdam, the Netherlands CATEGORY: SOCIETY/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the canal race STORYLINE: The 35th canal race(Grachtenrace) was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on Saturday. The 24-kilometer race started on every second Saturday of October since 1986, and the number of participants has increased from 35 teams in the first edition to more than 140 teams in recent years. The race is known for its test on helmsman skills as racers need to cross many low bridges while traversing through excursion boats. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. (XHTV)

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Motomiya Garden,Hikone

Motomiya Garden,Hikone

A view of Hakkeitei with Tsukiyama in the background. A woman dressed in a kimono with hair done in Japanese style stands holding an umbrella. On the boat floating on the lake, two women dressed in kimono stand in the centre, one holding an umbrella. At the bow of the boat is the boatman.There is a man sitting at the stern and the helmsman holds a pole upright, standing with one foot on the edge of the boat.==Date:unknown, Place:Shiga, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number10‐21‐0]

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Girls playing on a boat

Girls playing on a boat

Eight girls ride a small boat on a boat picnic. The background is a picture of Mt. Fuji, taken in a studio. The boat is too small to have nine people in it, including the helmsman.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Suzuki Shin-ichi, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number41‐42‐0]

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Lake Chuzenji

Lake Chuzenji

The view of Chuguji in Futarasan Shrine on the north shore of Lake Chuzenji. By the shores of the lake are huts for ascetics. An avalanche of earth and rocks destroyed the Kannondo and the two huts to the left of the torii in 1902. Three women and a helmsman can be seen in the boat. Identical to the photo numbered 11-20.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number31‐31‐0]

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Garden of shugakuin palace

Garden of shugakuin palace

A roof is seen to the right of Chitose Bridge overlooking a tea house. The Chitose Bridge was donated by Naito Nobuatsu, lord of the Kii Clan. Two boats can be seen. Three People board one boat and a helmsman takes the helm in the other.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number19‐15‐0]

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Hozu River

Hozu River

A boat drifts on a gentle river with relatively few rocks showing on the surface of the water. The helmsman holds his pole sitting, the man in the center holds an umbrella, and the person at the bow holds a fishing rod. Poles line the bank of the river, and mountains rise sharply nearby.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number19‐11‐0]

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Ferry boat

Ferry boat

The English caotion reads, Ferry boat. In this scene of a ferry boat ride, the helmsman rows with a pole and the passengers wear traveling gear and prepare to land. The river is not very wide, but the flow is rapid. The boat connected to a pole in the river suggests that this is a dramatized photo.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number18‐13‐0]

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A yakatabune (a leisure boat)

A yakatabune (a leisure boat)

The English caption reads, covered boat, boat with roof . The helmsman and man in the center wear hanten (half coats), which are characteristic features of Ogawa Kazuma's photos. The five women are probably also models. In the distance is Yokohama.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Uchida Kuichi, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number18‐10‐0]

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Beggar

Beggar

Carried on page 163 of the November 5, 1872 edition of The Far East. A beggar the photographer met in Yumoto. He was formerly a helmsman in Yokohama but lost an eye in an accident, and due to this and other injuries could not earn his living.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number17‐47‐0]

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Lake Chuzenji

Lake Chuzenji

The view of Chuguji of Futarasan Shrine on the north bank of Chuzenji Lake. Huts for Buddhist trainees stand along the bank. The Kannondo and the two huts to the left of the torii were destroyed by the river swirling with mud in 1902. Three women and a helmsman are in the boat.==Date:Before 35th year of Meiji, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number11‐20‐0]

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Motomiya Garden,Hikone

Motomiya Garden,Hikone

The Hakkeitei is seen to the left facing the lake. The roof of the irimoya and the white shoji (paper doors) can be seen clearly. In front is a bridge from the bank. A Japanese boat floats on the lake with a helmsman and passenger aboard.==Date:unknown, Place:Shiga, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number10‐20‐0]

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