We've come to expect field stations to be equipped with all kinds of digital tech and databases. GIS, remote sensing, tracking gear, modern weather and environmental monitoring systems, etc.

Not always so. Here are photos of Harkness crews in 1948/49 cutting and storing ice for the warm season ahead. Work of this kind too a lot of time and energy. Photos: Chip Martin Collection

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