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If in bulk, the oil is pumped into a tank on shore, plate 52 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
If in bulk, the oil is pumped into a tank on shore, plate 52 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.

If in bulk, the oil is pumped into a tank on shore, plate 52 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.

Artist (Scottish, 1883–1968)
Date1911
MediumPlatinum print
DimensionsSheet: 4 13/16 × 7 3/8 inches (12.2 × 18.7 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Worswick
Terms
  • Marines
  • Scottish
  • Platinum print
  • Barrels
  • Bodies of water
  • Fishing boats
  • Machinery
  • Pumps
  • Seas
  • Whaling
  • Working class
Object number86.139.002.052
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Oil arrives at one of the big ports either in barrels or in bulk, plate 51 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Oil arrives at one of the big ports either in barrels or in bulk, plate 51 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Leslie Hamilton Wilson
1911
From the settling tanks (The oil) is barreled, plate 33 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
From the settling tanks (The oil) is barreled, plate 33 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Leslie Hamilton Wilson
1911
And then (The oil is) run into settling tanks, plate 32 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
And then (The oil is) run into settling tanks, plate 32 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Leslie Hamilton Wilson
1911
(The oil) is barreled..., plate 54 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
(The oil) is barreled..., plate 54 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Leslie Hamilton Wilson
1911
After which (the oil) is carted off to the refinery, plate 56 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
After which (the oil) is carted off to the refinery, plate 56 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Leslie Hamilton Wilson
1911
After (the oil) is sampled..., plate 53 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
After (the oil) is sampled..., plate 53 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Leslie Hamilton Wilson
1911
Oil is run off. The entrails and meat are boiled for about 10 hours, and the bones for about 14 (hours), plate 46 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Oil is run off. The entrails and meat are boiled for about 10 hours, and the bones for about 14 (hours), plate 46 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Leslie Hamilton Wilson
1911
The oil is then boiled a second time. Second boiling takes three to four hours, plate 31 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
The oil is then boiled a second time. Second boiling takes three to four hours, plate 31 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Leslie Hamilton Wilson
1911
Good Whaling Weather, plate 7 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Good Whaling Weather, plate 7 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Leslie Hamilton Wilson
1911
SS Erris, plate 4 from from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
SS Erris, plate 4 from from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Leslie Hamilton Wilson
1911
Whale bone that is taken from the mouth, plate 35 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Whale bone that is taken from the mouth, plate 35 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Leslie Hamilton Wilson
1911
Whale bone that is taken from the mouth is cleaned by steaming, plate 37 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Whale bone that is taken from the mouth is cleaned by steaming, plate 37 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Leslie Hamilton Wilson
1911