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Flensing of a whale at Grytviken Whaling Station DUNIH 2017.2.11

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Flensing of a whale at Grytviken Whaling Station

Photograph, black and white showing men preparing the whale at Grytviken Whaling Station, the bow of Discovery can be seen in the background. Annotated with 'number 15' on back - this possibly is a reference to the images selected to be used for Alister Hardy's book on the expedition 'Great Waters'. Annotation from 'Great Waters' for this photograph reads 'Flensing a large blue whale at the Grytviken whaling station, South Georgia; the flensers begin by making long cuts in the blubber from head to tail'. Part of a collection of photographs and archives relating to Alister Hardy 1896-1985, zoologist on the Discovery Oceanographic Expedition 1925-1927.

Number: DUNIH 2017.2.11
Name: Flensing of a whale at Grytviken Whaling Station
Date: 1925-1927
Maker: Hardy, A. C.
Location: In Store