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Alison
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I'm Alison, and I'm interested in the Franklin Expedition and other parts of history that have "ill fated" or "doomed" associated with them.
#OTD in 1880, Donald Manson - #FranklinSearcher, whaler and harbourmaster - died at home in Peterhead at the grand old age of 88.
Manson served as Master of the Sophia brig, one of William Penny's two #FranklinExpedition search ships in 1850-51.
He also went north three times with Edward Inglefield, in 1852 (on the Isabel) and 1853 and 54 (Phoenix).
This astonishing portrait was taken by Inglefield in 1854.
Item G4258, © Royal Museums Greenwich
Born #OTD in 1821: Lt James Walter Fairholme of #HMSErebus, who was lost with the rest of the #FranklinExpedition.
His family memorialised his life and death with a beautiful monument in Holy Trinity Church in the Scottish Borders town of Melrose.
Originally published on 25th December 1880, in The Australasian newspaper - a first hand account of the discovery of the #FranklinExpedition graves on #BeecheyIsland.
https://finger-post.blog/2021/01/04/robert-goodsir-beechey-island/
Happy festiveness, everyone! And remember: if you're cold, they're cold. Bring them inside.
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That's a great question! My gut instinct is no, that wasn't her style, but I'll have a look at any of her papers from around that time next time I'm at the Scott Polar.
It's maybe more likely that she was trying to control Lady Franklin's posthumous image in much the same way that the latter had controlled Sir John Franklin's after his disappearance and death.
A few months after the June 1875 death of Jane, Lady Franklin, her companion Sophia Cracroft filed this paperwork at the Copyright Office.
"Photograph of a crayon portrait by Mademoiselle Romilly of the late Lady Franklin, full face" (The National Archives, COPY 1/33/36)
I'm struck by the tiny size and the shape of the photo. It looks like it would fit inside a locket, and I wonder if that's how Sophia kept it close.
