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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. An underexposed photograph of a porpoise strung up by its tail and hanging beneath the wharf in Newport Beach. The porpoise hangs from its tail from a large post at right. A young man stands to the left of the animal and inserts a knife into its side. Several people stand clumped together at left and look on. They all face towards the porpoise at right. Text from negative sleeve: 599. Newport Beach, Calif. 1899. Southern Pacific Investigation trip. We pulled into Newport Beach in the late afternoon. I took a photo of the sunset on the ocean, looking toward land, from the pier. Fishermen had brought in a large porpoise and carried it up under the wharf where they hung it up. 2 negatives. 3 negatives
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_0599_003 ark:/21198/zz002hqz28
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Dolphins--California Piers & wharves--California--Newport Beach Dead animals--California
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