DateCirca 1917
MediumPostcard; Silver Gelatin Print
Dimensions3 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (8.9 × 14 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2000.101.71
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionPhotograph of a whale on its side against a building at Akutan Whaling Station. Two men attend to the whale while two others watch. Whale's white belly faces the camera, back against the building.The Akutan Whaling Station was built in the Aleutians East Borough of Alaska by the Pacific Whaling Company in 1912, operating until 1939.
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