Unique negatives taken by Captain Scott on his ill-fated polar expedition have been saved for the nation after a major fund-raising campaign. The Polar Museum at the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI) in Cambridge had to raise £275,000 by the end of March 2014 to avoid the prospect of the 113 negatives being sold at auction, probably to a foreign bidder. Above, (left to right) Cherry-Garrard, Bowers, Keohane, Crean and Wilson foundering in soft snow on Beardmore Glacier, Antarctica. Picture: Robert Falcon Scott/Scott Polar Research Institute

Credit : Robert Falcon Scott/Scott Polar Research Institute