William Lagen at Port Hobron and whale flensing, Kodiak Island, Alaska, approximately 1934

• Other Authors: Lagen, William S., University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
• Format: Moving Image (Video)
• Language: English
• Published: 1934
• Subjects: Flensing; Kodiak; Alaska
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/filmarch/id/426

A whale sits in a harbor yard with workers on and around it. Young William Lagen walks in front of the whale and shakes hands with one of the men, both of them looking toward the camera as the workers sharpen their blades and begin the flensing process. Blubber on one side of the whale carcass is pe...