Seals on San Benitos Island & Santa Barbara Island, [1931-1941] ...

"San Benitos Island; Santa Barbara Isl[and]", [1931-1941]. Seals on a rocky beach, close-up of seals in tide pool, men bring wood cages ashore, men on rocky scarp, one man climbs down, capturing seals in wood cages, men in two small boats towing wooden barriers in a cove, wrangling wood ca...

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Main Author: Unknown
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: University of Southern California Digital Library (USC.DL) 2019
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.25549/hancock-c82-25098
https://digitallibrary.usc.edu/asset-management/2A3BF1O6NL9KA
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Summary:"San Benitos Island; Santa Barbara Isl[and]", [1931-1941]. Seals on a rocky beach, close-up of seals in tide pool, men bring wood cages ashore, men on rocky scarp, one man climbs down, capturing seals in wood cages, men in two small boats towing wooden barriers in a cove, wrangling wood cage, seals on rocks run into the water, men on shore watch seals in water, seals bask on beach, seal moves into water, men herd seals with wooden barriers, men wrangle cage, seal close-ups, men prepare caged seal for towing to ship tieing flotation barrels to wooden cage, move cage into water, towing cage to ship, motor launch pulls alongside ship, cage is winched on board, later ship is in port (San Diego), Dr. H.M. Wegeforth[?] and Captain G. Allan Hancock looking over seal in cage dockside, unloading caged seals from Velero III (ship) onto truck for transport, unloading seals at the zoo, leading elephant seal into compound. Note: requires preservation. ...