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Description
On February 23, 1927, an emaciated finback whale washed ashore on Ragged Island, where it was cut up by the finders, Isaac Orrin Linscott, Sam Doughty, Capt. E. Moore Tibbets and others.
Captain William Sylvester supervised the process.
The carcass was 50 feet long and approximately 33 tons.
About This Item
- Title: 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, 2005.061.14650
- Collection: Portland Press Herald glass negative collection
- Object Type: Image
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