Artist/Maker
Smith, Marian
Date1903
MediumPaper
Dimensions4 7/8 x 4 in. (12.4 x 10.2 cm)
Donor credit lineGiven in Honor Of Marian Shaw Smith By Martha B. Blatchford and Jonathan D. Chace.
Object number2025.11.25
DescriptionPhotograph featuring five men harnessing a whale carcass for harvest. Four stand on the cutting stage off the starboard side of the vessel, and one is on top of the whale in the water. A whaleboat hangs from rigging behind them. Marked in red ink on the lower left corner: Copyright 1903 H.S. Hutchinson & Co. Thin white border surrounds the photo. Photograph taken by Marian Smith.ProvenanceGift of Martha Blatchford and Jonathan D. Chace.Photographs taken by Marian Smith aboard whaling ships and copyrighted by H.S. Hutchinson of New Bedford.
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