American Whaling Company collection, 1938-1942.

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American Whaling Company collection, 1938-1942.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71057760

Movie footage shot by an amateur photographer from the crew of the Frango. Shows catcher boats killing whales, whales being processed on the deck of the factory ship, crew with tools of the trade, and of a dead baby whale found in the womb of its dead mother.

15 videotapes (10 1/2 in., 5 3/4 in.).

Penobscot Marine Museum

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SNAC Resource ID: 8073265

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Frango (Whaling factory ship)

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American Whaling Company

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American Whaling Company formed ca. 1930 to send whaling expedition from New York to the Antarctic in Sept. 1930; used the whaling factory ship Frango with the intention of selling the oil in the U.S., but because of the Depression, eventually sold it to European buyers in 1935; made more expeditions in 1938 and 1939. The Frango made more expeditions in 1938 and 1939 which are documented in this collection. From the description of American Whaling Company collection, 1938-1942. (Unkn...

Russell, W.C.

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