FMIB 36335 Lowering Away- After the whale has been sighted the skipper goes aloft and if conditions are favoragle gives the order to lower, Clifford Warren Ashley, 1924

Lowering away: after the whale has been sighted the skipper goes aloft and if conditions are favoragle gives the order to lower the boats. Here the crews are 'stepping' the masts preparatory to setting out. Subject: whaling ships, whaling tag: aquatic mammals. Date: 1924. Collection: University of Washington.