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David Highgate and Captain Brurm, plate 1 in the album Whale Fishing: The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co., Ltd.
Image Not Available for David Highgate and Captain Brurm, plate 1 in the album Whale Fishing: The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co., Ltd.

David Highgate and Captain Brurm, plate 1 in the album Whale Fishing: The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co., Ltd.

Artist (Scottish, 1883–1968)
Date1911
MediumPlatinum print
DimensionsSheet: 4 13/16 x 7 3/8 inches (12.2 x 18.7 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Worswick
Terms
  • Double portraits
  • Male portraits
  • Platinum print
  • Animals
  • Caps
  • Carriages
  • Derbies
  • Horses
  • Luggage
  • Pipes (smoking equipment)
Object number86.139.002.001
Collections
SS Carsten Brurm arrives with a whale, plate 13 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
SS Carsten Brurm arrives with a whale, plate 13 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Leslie Hamilton Wilson
1911
Blacksod Bay, Whaling Station, plate 3 in the album Whale Fishing: The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co., Ltd.
Blacksod Bay, Whaling Station, plate 3 in the album Whale Fishing: The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co., Ltd.
Leslie Hamilton Wilson
1911
Our Quarters at Blacksod Bay, plate 2 in the album Whale Fishing: The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co., Ltd.
Our Quarters at Blacksod Bay, plate 2 in the album Whale 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
Whale skull, plate 41 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Whale skull, plate 41 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Leslie Hamilton Wilson
1911
Slip up which the whales are drawn..., plate 20 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Slip up which the whales are drawn..., plate 20 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Leslie Hamilton Wilson
1911
Then the whale is drawn up, plate 22 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Then the whale is drawn up, plate 22 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Leslie Hamilton Wilson
1911
On the Lookout for Whales, plate 8 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
On the Lookout for Whales, plate 8 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Leslie Hamilton Wilson
1911
Waiting for whale to break water, plate 10 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Waiting for whale to break water, plate 10 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
Refuse of 12 whales, plate 50 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Refuse of 12 whales, plate 50 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Leslie Hamilton Wilson
1911
Same whale 12 hours later, plate 16 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Same whale 12 hours later, plate 16 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Leslie Hamilton Wilson
1911