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Item 16477

Sperm Oil Lamp, ca. 1790

Sperm Oil Lamp, ca. 1790

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1790 Media: Pewter

Item 11488

Blubber knife, ca. 1900

Blubber knife, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1900 Media: Steel

Item 23626

Men carrying a whale fin, Ragged Island, 1927

Men carrying a whale fin, Ragged Island, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927-02-23 Location: Harpswell Media: Glass Negative

Item 23625

Removing the whalebone, Ragged Island, 1927

Removing the whalebone, Ragged Island, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927-02-23 Location: Harpswell Media: Glass Negative

Item 25096

Chester Black cutting beached whale, Ragged Island, 1927

Chester Black cutting beached whale, Ragged Island, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927-02-23 Location: Harpswell Media: Glass Negative

Item 25101

Fishermen with beached whale, Ragged Island, 1927

Fishermen with beached whale, Ragged Island, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927-02-23 Location: Harpswell Media: Glass Negative

Item 25102

Stripping blubber, Ragged Island, 1927

Stripping blubber, Ragged Island, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927-02-23 Location: Harpswell Media: Glass Negative

Item 25103

Removing whale blubber, Ragged Island, 1927

Removing whale blubber, Ragged Island, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927-02-23 Location: Harpswell Media: Glass Negative

Item 25104

Beached whale on Ragged Island, 1927

Beached whale on Ragged Island, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927-02-23 Location: Harpswell Media: Glass Negative

Item 25105

Beached whale, Ragged Island, 1927

Beached whale, Ragged Island, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927-02-23 Location: Harpswell Media: Glass Negative

Item 25098

Albert Doughty and Chester Black with beached whale, Ragged Island, 1927

Albert Doughty and Chester Black with beached whale, Ragged Island, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927-02-23 Location: Harpswell Media: Glass Negative

Item 101385

Captain Andrew Peterson, Monhegan, ca. 1890

Captain Andrew Peterson, Monhegan, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Monhegan Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Monhegan Media: Photographic print

Item 7531

Glooskap and Keanke spearing the whale, 1884

Glooskap and Keanke spearing the whale, 1884

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1884 Media: Ink on paper