Black and white photo of dedication of the Whaleman Statue at the New Bedford Free Public Library, 20 June 1913. Statue at right; staging decorating with patriotic bunting printed with stars and stripes; primarily elderly men seated there; Charles S. Ashley standing at far left reading speech; men and boys in straw hats and felt caps in background, standing before granite facade and stone columns; young girls, boys, men and a woman standing beneath staging in foreground. American flags positioned behind staging. Mounted on dark gray cardboard; inscribed on back: "Dedication of Whale man's Statue, June 1913."