Stranded blue whale, Tataraimaka

Production date
06 Dec 1892
 Description
The carcass of a stranded blue whale on the beach by Katikara Stream, Tataraimaka, taken on 6 December 1892. There are a number of men standing around the whale and six standing on top of the body. The whale's remains were boiled and the bones taken to Pukekura Park where they decayed away.
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Artist/Maker
Production role
Photographer
Production date
06 Dec 1892
Production place
New Zealand/Taranaki/Tataraimaka
Classification
Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts
Accession number
PHO2009-213
Collection type
Photographs
Material
Gelatin half plate
Glass negative
Negative
Printing Out Paper
Photographic Print

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