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[The whaler--Clayoquot] – Antique Wall Art

[The whaler--Clayoquot], 1910 — historic image
[The whaler--Clayoquot], 1910. Historic image from the Sailing & Yachts collection.

(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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This rare historic image captures [The whaler--Clayoquot] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Edward S. Curtis made this 1910 portrait of a whaler from Clayoquot, the Nuu-chah-nulth village on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Whaling was central to Nuu-chah-nulth life long before European contact, and hunters went out in dugout canoes to harpoon whales, a skill that carried great prestige. Curtis, who spent decades documenting Indigenous peoples of North America for his monumental *The North American Indian* series, often posed his subjects in traditional dress to record what he saw as vanishing customs. The picture therefore shows both a real hunter and the photographer's particular vision of the past.

Created / published1910
CreatorCurtis Edward
Subjects[The whaler--Clayoquot]
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,280 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference10

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