Artist/Maker
Ashley, Clifford W.*
American, 1881 - 1947
Vessel
Sunbeam (Bark)
MediumNegative, Nitrate
Dimensions4 × 5 in. (10.2 × 12.7 cm)
Donor credit lineGift of Mrs. Sarah Rodman Delano
Object number1974.3.1.129
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionCasting off from the whaleship. As the whaleboat reaches the water, steering oar and one other are set and ready for use; the rest of the crew climbs down to join the 3 crewmembers already aboard, leaving their shoes behind; and then the blocks are unhooked from the lifting rings (which hang from the davits).On View
Not on view1745-1925
Shoal Water (shoal draft schooner)
John R. Manta (Schooner)
Chapman, J.
Chapman, J.
