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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.

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.

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
  • Industrial buildings
  • Industry
  • Interiors
  • Ladders
  • Machinery
  • Tools
  • Whaling
Object number86.139.002.031
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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.
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
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
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
(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
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
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
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
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.
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