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Description
Fishermen from Orr's Island peel back the blubber of a dead finback whale using a hook, ax, and ropes.
The whale beached itself on Ragged Island.
Captain William Sylvester (bearded man), Chester Black (with hat) and Sam Doughty (in cap) assist.
About This Item
- Title: Fishermen with beached whale, Ragged Island, 1927
- Creator: Portland Press Herald
- Creation Date: 1927-02-23
- Subject Date: 1927-02-23
- Location: Ragged Island, Harpswell, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 8.3 cm x 10.8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1949, 2005.061.14639
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
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