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Head of large bowhead whale being hoisted on deck, [off Banks Island], Northwest Territories.
Head of large bowhead whale being hoisted on deck, [off Banks Island], Northwest Territories.
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Head of large bowhead whale being hoisted on deck, [off Banks Island], Northwest Territories.
Number 35 in a series of 37 photos compiled by Captain C.T. Pedersen, whaler and trader in the Arctic. Annotated: 'This whale was given its death blow by C.T. Pedersen, from small motor boat. Inspector S.T. Wood of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police went in a boat to watch the killing. Compare size of whale's head with C.T. Pedersen stading beside it. Inspector Wood in the Background. 30 years ago such a head brought over $10,000.00 for its baleen.' See also PA-3886-65-34.
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Date
[1920-08]
Creator
Unknown
Person(s) or Group(s)
Pedersen, Christian Theodore
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Wood, Stuart Taylor
Genre
Photographs
Place
Northwest Territories
Subject
Ships
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Whaling and whalers
Archival Information
Repository
Glenbow Archives
Fonds/Collection
Wood family fonds
Reference code
CA ACU GBA F1961-S0006-SS0002
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https://searcharchives.ucalgary.ca/stuart-taylor-woods-photographs
Unique identifier
CU1228291
Legacy Identifier
pa-3886-65-35
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"Head of large bowhead whale being hoisted on deck, [off Banks Island], Northwest Territories.", [1920-08], (CU1228291) by Unknown. Courtesy of Glenbow Library and Archives Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.