Inventory of the Whaling Photo Album, circa 1900
A Collection in the
Manuscripts and Rare Books Department
Accession Number Acc. 2010.103
Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Special CollectionsEarl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8794
USA
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Processed by: Special Collections Staff
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to all researchers.
Use Restrictions
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Preferred Citation
Whaling Photo Album, Accession #Acc. 2010.103, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information
This collection was purchased in February 2010.
Processing Information
Accessioned and minimally processed in February 2010 by Ute Schechter, Warren E. Burger Archivist.
Scope and Content
Photo album, containing 12 photographs (2"x3") depicting whales, their slaughter and processing on a New England beach around the turn of the century. It is not clear whether the whales were hunted or stranded.
Index Terms
- Whales--New England
- Whales--Stranding
- Whaling--New England--History--Pictorial works
- Whaling-1890-1910
- Photographs