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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