FMIB 36326 Second Iron- The boat on the left has already planted the first harpoon behind the hump In the other boat the boatsteerer is, Clifford Warren Ashley, 1924

Second iron: the boat on the left has already planted the first harpoon behind the hump. In the other boat the boatsteerer is darting the second iron. Frequently the first iron is planted by running the small boat up on the whale's back. Subject: whaling--apparatus and processes tag: aquatic mammals. Date: 1924. Collection: University of Washington.