The largest whale in the world, 1910
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 26/6887
Scope and Contents
Half-plate (landscape format). Skeleton in Christchurch Musuem: length 87 feet: length of head 21 ft: length of lower jaw 20 feet, 8 inches., estimated total weight 9 tons. [In covered area resting on wooden trestles, with woman standing below looking up].
Dates
- Creation: 1910
Creator
- From the File: Fisher, Alfred Hugh, 1867 -1945 (artist and photographer) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
From the Fonds:
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Language of Materials
English
General
PJ.
Finding aid date
2002-10-11 10:15:11+00:00
Includes index.
Repository Details
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