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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.

After which (the oil) is carted off to the refinery, plate 56 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
  • Animals
  • Barrels
  • Hoists
  • Horses
  • Masts
  • Ships
  • Transportation
  • Wagons
  • Whaling
Object number86.139.002.056
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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
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
These chunks are put through a mincing machine from which..., plate 29 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
These chunks are put through a mincing machine from which..., plate 29 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
Winch to which the line is attached, plate 12 from the series Whaling Fishing/The Blacksod Bay Whaling Co. Ltd.
Winch to which the line is attached, plate 12 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
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
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
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
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
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