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Sample of baleen from baleen whale's mouth

Description

Sample of baleen from baleen whale's mouth. This material was used incorset stays for many years.

Credit

NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection

Photographer

S. Shapiro

Display Date

1967 September

Location

Connecticut, Mystic Seaport

Collection

Historic Fisheries

NOAA Affiliation

BCF