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 number2025.11.50
DescriptionPhotograph showing men harvesting a baleen whale off the starboard side of the vessel. Three men stand on the cutting stage, one crouches on the whale carcass, and one stands off the starboard rail. Two men are visible looking over the starboard rail at the whale. A whaleboat is visible hanging from rigging in the background. Marked in red in the lower left corner: "Copyright 1903 H.S. Hutchinson & Co." Handwritten in pencil on the back side: "14" and "%". 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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