Skinning a porpoise on the deck of the Westward

Title
Skinning a porpoise on the deck of the Westward
LC Subject
Hunting Harbor porpoise Ships
Repository
Oregon Historical Society. Library
Creator
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
Contributor
Finley, Irene
Description
Two unidentified men (identified as possibly George B. and Roe?) skinning a small marine mammal (possibly a harbor porpoise) on the deck of the MV Westward.
Work Type
cellulose nitrate film
Location
Alaska >> United States
Date
1931
Identifier
OrgLot369_FinleyD0602
Rights
In Copyright
Local Collection Name
William L. Finley Photographs Collection, circa 1900-1940 (Org. Lot 369, OHS)
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Extent
3.75 x 6 in.
Set
Reuniting Finley and Bohlman
Primary Set
Reuniting Finley and Bohlman
Institution
Oregon Historical Society
Taxon Class
Mammalia
Order
Cetacea
Family
Phocoenidae
Genus
Phocoena
Species
Phocoena phocoena
Common Names
Harbour porpoise