Beached whales or blackfish

Title:: Beached whales or blackfish
Name on Item:: I. L. Rosenthal
Date:: November 17, 1884
Format:: Photographs
Genre:: Photographic prints
Location:: Historical Society of Old Yarmouth
Collection (local):: Historical Society of Old Yarmouth Image Collection
Subjects:: Whales
Whaling
Fishing
Places:: Massachusetts > Barnstable (county) > Blackfish Creek
Massachusetts > Barnstable (county) > South Wellfleet
Extent:: 1 photograph : print ; sheet 4 x 6.75 in.
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Caption back: The capture of fifteen hundred of these fish at Blackfish Creek, South Wellfleet, Nov. 17, 1884, by the people of Provincetown, Truro and Wellfleet, was one of the most exciting scenes in the annals of the coast fishery. These fish were attracted to our shores by the large quantity of squid and herring on which they feed. They are very valuable for the fine oil they make for use on watches and other delicate machinery. It is estimated that the number captured were worth about $25,000. Some of them weighing two tons apiece.
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Accession #:: 1994.231