A scramble for salt-junk – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: A scramble for salt-junk, preserved in this antique engraving. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Among the illustrations in J. Ross Browne's *Etchings of a Whaling Cruise*, this wood engraving shows sailors jostling over salt junk, the coarse salted beef that was a staple of a whaleship's diet. The book appeared in 1846 as a firsthand account of life at sea, and Browne's own time on a whaler gave the text its authority. This plate, opposite page 142, captures the rough, competitive side of mealtime aboard ship, when provisions were limited and each man fought for his share. The wood engraving style, typical of mid-century book illustration, makes it a useful view of everyday conditions on a working vessel.
| Created / published | 1846 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Subjects | Illus. in: J. Ross Browne, Etchings of a Whaling Cruise, 1846, opp. p. 142. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI--WORKS; Food; Whales...; Whaling; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 910 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-141750 |
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