Anyone for a smoke?

Smoking was a big part of life, as we see from First Officer Lionel Greenstreet and his pipe here.

Supplies were plentiful at first, but after the crew had been trapped for some time they started running out. By the time they got to Elephant Island, tobacco shortage was one of the greatest hardships. They tried smoking wood shavings and even the stuff used to line boots.

You can see the toll the conditions had taken on Greenstreet’s swollen, frostbitten right hand.