Stripping a whale of its blubber, [off Banks Island], Northwest Territories.

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Stripping a whale of its blubber, [off Banks Island], Northwest Territories.

Number 34 in a series of 37 photos compiled by Captain C.T. Pedersen, whaler and trader in the Arctic. Likely a bowhead whale. Annotated: 'Cutting in whale. 4000 gal.oil.' The three men on the left are Captain Pedersen, Mr. Cruise, and Manuel. See also PA-2886-33-3.

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Date [1920-08]

Creator Unknown

Person(s) or Group(s) Cruise, Mr., Pedersen, Christian Theodore

Genre Photographs

Place Northwest Territories

Subject Ships, Whaling and whalers

Archival Information

Fonds/Collection Wood family fonds

Unique identifier CU1228274

Legacy Identifier pa-3886-65-34

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Attribution "Stripping a whale of its blubber, [off Banks Island], Northwest Territories.", [1920-08], (CU1228274) by Unknown. Courtesy of Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.

Unique identifier: CU1228274

Legacy Identifier: pa-3886-65-34

Type: Glenbow

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