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They are conveyed to the blubber boilers. First boiling takes five to eight hours, plate 30 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
They are conveyed to the blubber boilers. First boiling takes five to eight hours, plate 30 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.

They are conveyed to the blubber boilers. First boiling takes five to eight hours, plate 30 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
  • Platinum print
  • Barrels
  • Industrial buildings
  • Industry
  • Interiors
  • Machinery
  • Whaling
Object number86.139.002.030
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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
(The carcass pieces are drawn into buckets) which are hoisted to the meat boilers, plate 45 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
(The carcass pieces are drawn into buckets) which are hoisted to the meat boilers, plate 45 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
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
Blubber is taken off in strips, plate 25 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Blubber is taken off in strips, plate 25 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Leslie Hamilton Wilson
1911
(Blankets) are first washed, plate 27 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
(Blankets) are first washed, plate 27 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Leslie Hamilton Wilson
1911
(Slip) is first washed, plate 21 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
(Slip) is first washed, plate 21 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Leslie Hamilton Wilson
1911
The first cut, plate 24 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
The first cut, plate 24 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
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
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
Loading the Harpoon Gun, plate 6 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Loading the Harpoon Gun, plate 6 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Leslie Hamilton Wilson
1911