Whale hunt
General
Description
Originally broadcast as a segment of the television program Johns Hopkins File 7 on November 30, 1958 from the studios of WJZ in Baltimore, Md. Black and white. Lynn Poole, producer; Edward Fryers, director; Walter Millis, writer; Ted Jaffee, narrator; produced by WJZ television station in Baltimore, Md. for the ABC Television Network. Lynn Poole, Edouard A, Stackpole, presenters. Digitized in 2004.
Abstract
This program details the history and activity of the American whale fishing industry. Edouard Stackpole, curator and marine historian at Mystic Seaport, CT, describes the size and characteristics of sperm whales and right whales and how they were hunted, killed, and processed. He shows examples of products made from whale oil, in lieu of petroleum, and whale bone, later replaced by light metals and plastics. Photos and films taken aboard the wooden whaleship "Charles W. Morgan" show her last whale hunt, in 1921, including a "Nantucket sleigh ride." The "Morgan," which made 37 voyages in 80 years, was built in 1841 and is now restored at Mystic Seaport. Mr. Stackpole notes that the last whaler to set sail out of New Bedford was the "Wanderer" in 1924, but she wrecked fifteen miles out of port.
Title Language
Dates
Date Published
1958-11-30
Publisher
Digital Publisher
Language
Identifiers
OCLC Number
54858944
Collection Number
COLL-0008
Resources
Resource Type
Moving Image
Extent
00:29:00hh:mm:ss
Subject
Contributor
Broadcaster (brd): ABC Television Network
Director (drt): Fryers, Edwin
Narrator (nrt): Jaffee, Ted
Production personnel (prd): Poole, Lynn
Production personnel (prd): Stackpole, Edouard A., 1903-1993
Producer (pro): Poole, Lynn
Producer (pro): WJZ-TV (Television station : Baltimore, Md.)
Screenwriter (aus): Millis, Walter, Jr., 1933-2014
Copyright and Use
Copyright and Use
Copyright Not Evaluated
System
Access Rights
Public digital access
Model
Video
Unique ID
84701ab6-eefc-467e-8fb3-625107f54fc9