Image / 1959 Scrimshaw on whale tooth

View source image on contributor's website.

Get Citation

Have a question about this item?

Contact Owner

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title: 1959 Scrimshaw on whale tooth
Contributor: Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998 (collector)
Date Created and/or Issued: 1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
Publication Information: San Francisco Chronicle
Contributing Institution: San José Public Library, California Room
Collection: Historic Photograph Collection
Rights Information: The San Jose Public Library California Room can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claims of the copyright holder. Permission to copy or publish any portion of San Jose Public Library California Room collection must be given by the San Jose Public Library California Room. For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact the California Room: http://www.sjlibrary.org/research/special/ca/contacts_index.htm
Description: Scrimshaw on whale tooth depicts a ship with four longboats, hunting whales. Inscription at bottom "South Sea Fishery."
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg2000
Scanned with Epson Perfection V350 Photo Scanner as a 600 dpi TIFF image in 16-bit Grayscale. Compressed into 8-bit, JPEG format and Auto Level image adjustment applied using Photoshop CS2.
Extent: 5 x 10 in.
Identifier: http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/arbuckle/id/566
Language: English
Subject: Art
Boats
Carving
Fishing industry
Whaling
Place: San Francisco
California
Source: Clyde Arbuckle Photograph Collection

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.