Whaling Photo Album circa 1900

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

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.

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Whaling Photo Album, Accession #Acc. 2010.103, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

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.

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.

Physical location:
Special Collections Research Center
Physical description:
.02 Cubic Feet