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 number2025.11.27
DescriptionPhotograph featuring a sperm whale made fast to the ship. Three men stand on the cutting stage with cutting spades. A whaleboat hangs on rigging in the background. Marked in red ink in the lower left corner: Copyright 1903, H.S. Hutchinson & Co. 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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