National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration – Arctic Research http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/ Provides wide range of material on both current research and historical exploration. Includes a photolibrary: http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/gallery.html Has a fascinating section on the First International Polar Year 1881-1884 at http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/aro/ipy-1/
Freeze Frame – Historic Polar Images, 1845-1982, from the Scott Polar Research Institute “The Scott Polar Research Institute in the University of Cambridge holds a world-class collection of photographic negatives illustrating polar exploration from the nineteenth century onwards. Freeze Frame is… Read More »SPRI – Freeze Frame – Photo Gallery
ARCTIC SUBMARINE LABORATORY – Collections of Photographs http://www.csp.navy.mil/asl/Scrapbook.htm
The U.S. Antarctic Program Photo Library has a large library of Antarctic Photographs online at http://photolibrary.usap.gov/