The N.T. Nielsen-Alonso whaling expedition to Antarctica, approximately 1926 [picture] /

Part of the Hurley negative collection.; Condition: silvering.; Right: published as "The folds on the throat of a finback whale; they are probably an adaptation to increase mouth capacity" in Shackleton's Argonauts, 1948. Left: published as "Chasers following in the wake of the p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hurley, Frank, 1885-1962.
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: approximately 1926. 1926
Subjects:
Whales > Carcasses > Antarctica > Photographs
Whaling ships > Antarctica > Photographs
Antarctica > Photographs
Antarctic
Antarctic Ocean
Hurley
The Throat
Antarc*
Antarctica
Blue whale
Online Access:http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an23478071
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Summary:Part of the Hurley negative collection.; Condition: silvering.; Right: published as "The folds on the throat of a finback whale; they are probably an adaptation to increase mouth capacity" in Shackleton's Argonauts, 1948. Left: published as "Chasers following in the wake of the parent ship through light pack-ice", ibid. Two prints of photographs of the N.T. Nielsen-Alonso whaling expedition to Antarctica, taken by an unknown photographer for The Mercury, Hobart. Right: The under part of a Blue Whale on the decks of the Nielsen-Alonso. Left: The POL Boats coming through the Pack Ice. Reshot.; Hurley series: Antarctica.; Also available as a photograph: PIC Box PIC/16030 #PIC/16030/1; Also available as a photograph: PIC Box PIC/16030 #PIC/16030/4.

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