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Early American Whaling Boat |
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| During the peak of the American whaling industry in the mid-19th century, commercial ships like this whaler ventured out to sea for years at a time. When whales were sighted, small boats were launched from the main ship. The crew used hand-thrown harpoons to kill the animals, which meant rowing dangerously close to the massive mammals. | ||||||
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| THE BETTMANN ARCHIVE | ||||||
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| Whaling; Whale; Fishing Vessels | ||||||
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