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Abandonment of the whalers in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 1871. Pl. 4

Description: Image of American men in boats sailing towards shore after their whaling ships were stranded in ice in the Arctic; many boats are already pulled up on land with tents and bonfires in background; captions in the lower margin identify the locations pictured (left to right): "Blossom Shoals. Place of Rendezvous. Icy Cape."
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1872
Call number: priTEC 0055
Creator: Congdon, Theodore G(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Theodore G. and Eleanor S. Congdon, 2006.

Abandonment of the whalers in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 1871. Pl. 5

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Image of sailors in boats rowing towards the surviving American whaling ships after the majority of their vessels were stranded in ice in the Arctic; captions in the lower margin identify the ships pictured (left to right): "Europa. Daniel Webster. Midas. Chance. Arctic. Progress. Lagoda."

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Abandonment of the whalers in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 1871. Pl. 1

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Image of American whaling ships stranded in ice in the Arctic; captions in the lower margin identify the locations and ships pictured (left to right): "Sea Horse Islands. Roman. Point Belcher. Concordia. Gay Head. George."

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Abandonment of the whalers in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 1871. Pl. 3

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Image of American whaling ships stranded in ice in the Arctic; captions in the lower margin identify the locations and ships pictured (left to right): "Monticello. Kohola. Eugenia. Wainright Inlet. Julian. Awashonks. Thos. Dickason. Minerva. Wm. Rotch. Victoria. Mary."

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Abandonment of the whalers in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 1871. Pl. 2

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Image of American whaling ships stranded in ice in the Arctic; captions in the lower margin identify the ships pictured (left to right): "John Wells. Massachusetts. J.D. Thompson. E. Morgan. Champion. Henry Taber. E. Swift. Florida. O. Crocker. Navy. Reindeer. Seneca. G. Howland. Fanny. Carlotta. Paiea."

priTEC 0053

Right whaling in Behering Straits & Arctic Ocean with its varieties

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Image of a large panoramic view of a whaling scene depicting a wide range of whaling activities on various boats and ships, including a whale being harpooned at right; captions printed under the image provide labels for those activities, as well as geographical points; walruses on ice floes at bottom left and right.

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[Sailing vessel in Arctic ice.]

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Image of sailors breaking up ice along the water next to a large whaling ship in the Arctic that has been frozen in.

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Abandonment of the whalers in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 1871. Pl. 4

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