The first and main aim of our project is to preserve South Africa’s rich involvement in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic regions. In order to fulfil this never-ending task we collect and store the stories, memories, photographs and other documents pertaining to South Africans in the Antarctic and on the sub-Antarctic islands since the turn of the previous century (see more details about the ALSA Archive).
Up to now we have been collecting material mostly up to the year 2000, thus we are especially looking for photos (focusing on the human stories behind these expeditions/take-overs) taken from the year 2000 onwards.
Preserve your most precious memories for the future generations of South Africa by following the steps below. The material is also used in publications, national and international conference presentations and in outreach presentations and videos.
Steps
- Decide which photos could form part of the ALSA open-access database.
- Complete the details of each photo (see example below, if needed a template could also be sent to you) in an Excel/Word table. Rename file accordingly – Photos_NameSurname (e.g. Photos_AncheLouw).
- Upload this file and your photos on Google Dive or Dropbox.
- Please send the link to these photos and detail sheet to: antarcticlegacy@sun.ac.za
| Please complete for each photo contributed | |||||||
| Author/Contributor | Photo No | Date | Place | Description | Name of each person in photo (L-R, back-front) | Team/Job description | |
| Eg1. | Anche Louw | 1 | 14-Jun-14 | Theo Hill | On our way to Mixed Pickle for winter TAPS | Anche Louw, Kim Stevens, Hennie Louw | M70 Overwinter team – Botanist |
| Eg2. | Liezel Rudolph | 1 | 02-May-11 | Junior’s Kop | Sampling | Liezel Rudolph, Valdon Smith and Gareth Isenegger | 2011 Takeover Team – Geologist |
| Eg3. | Giel Louw | 1 | 26-Apr-14 | Marion Base | Maintenance Team Group Photo | Name from back to front and left to right | 2014 Takeover – National Department of Public Works |
Photo Caption: Photos from our database (L-R). Team members C. Koch, C. Hattingh and D. Briedenhann of Gough 13 posing with an albatross chick on a nest, 1968 (Author: Bothma, J), Team member emerging from tent while camping on the ice, Antarctica 1970 (Author: Moraal, H), Silhouette of cat hunter on Laekop (Marion Island) during a sunrise, 1990 (Author: Botha, A), S.A. Agulhas and SAS Drakensberg near Bouvet Island, 1993 (Author: Broodryk, J).
Anché Louw, Antarctic Legacy of South Africa, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, 03 February 2017.