Not everyone's favourite subject but these are a rare museum quality collection of 58 of the original photographers own examples (his notes on reverse, as per descriptions in book), many of which appeared in his 1926/7 book, Whaling North and South - UK and US examples of the book also available.
The photos are a sad indictment of what our forefathers did to these magnificent mammals but give an indication of the hardships suffered by the mostly Norwegian crew, who braved the hardships of the Antarctic Whaling season!

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