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Archaeologists Investigate an Early Whaling Community
For over a decade, Smithsonian Arctic Archaeologist, William Fitzhugh, has been...
Mon, 09/12/2011 - 12:32

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A Tale of a Right Whale
Suspended at the center of the Sant Ocean Hall is a life-size model of a North...
Wed, 09/30/2009 - 15:58

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Ocean Optimism Video - Slow Down For Right Whales
Whaling, beginning in the 1600s, killed thousands of North Atlantic right whales...
Fri, 06/02/2017 - 07:25

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Inuit Soapstone Pot
For over a decade, Smithsonian Arctic Archaeologists have been investigating an...
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Ancient Maritime Archaic Indian Point
Smithsonian surveys along the lower north shore of Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada...
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Whalers in the early 1800s
This illustration shows whalers of the early 1800s with their highly profitable...
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Harpooning Whales
Whalers harpoon a right whale in this 1856 Currier & Ives print. ...
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Inupiat Harpoon Box
During whale hunts, this carved whale box stored harpoon blades like the three...
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Basque Whalers
Close-up of a 17th century painting shows how whales were brought ashore for...
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Whale Products in Fashion
In the 19th century, "whalebone" was an important fashion tool—however, it wasn't...
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Whale Baleen from a Dead Whale
Whalers hunted right whales for their blubber, which could be turned into oil to...
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