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Preparing fur-seal-skins for shipmentFig

Description

Preparing fur-seal-skins for shipmentFig. 1. Interior of salt-house, Saint Paul's IslandNatives salting and assorting the peltsFig. 2. The flensed carcass of a fur-seal and the skin taken therefromFig. 3. A bundle of skins ready for shipment

Credit

NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

Category

Historic Fisheries
History and Methods of Fisheries
Walrus, Seal, Sealion and Sea Otter

Keywords

Walrus, Sea-lion, Sea Otter