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[Alexander (Steam bark) of San Francisco, mastered by Benjamin T. Tilton, keeper W. S. Varnum, on voyage 3 April 1901 - 4 November 1901],

Item Details

Creator: Alexander (Steam bark), Varnum, W. S
Subjects: Accidents, Alaska Natives, Arctic Ocean--Description and travel, Bering Sea--Description and travel, Cruelty, Desertion, Naval, Diseases, Dutch Harbor (Alaska)--Description and travel, H. Liebes & Co, Humpback whale, Ice, Indigenous peoples, Marine accidents, Measles, Mumps, Nome (Alaska)--Description and travel, Pacific Ocean--Description and travel, Polar Bear, Port Clarence (Alaska)--Description and travel, Saint Michael (Alaska)--Description and travel, Seafaring life, Sealers (Persons), Sealing--California--San Francisco, Seals (Animals), Sealskin, Shipwrecks, Tilton, B.T, Walrus, Whalers (Persons), Whalers (Persons)--Death, Whalers (Persons)--Health and hygiene, Whales, Whaling masters--Health and hygiene, Whaling ships--Equipment and supplies, Whaling--California--San Francisco
Collections: Whaling Collections
Contributor: New Bedford Whaling Museum
Language: English
Referring Collections: newbedfordwhalingmuseumlogbooksandjournals, americana

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The Circumpolar Navigator project aims to bring together Arctic and sub-Arctic collections from a wide range of northern heritage materials that will provide access for modern researchers to previously hidden sources of information that can offer data and insights on multiple subjects.