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[Clara L. Sparks (Schooner) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Joseph Benton, kept by Charles Brown and then Lionel Brooks, on voyage 22 July 1891 - 2 August 1895]

Item Details

Creator: Clara L. Sparks (Schooner)
Subjects: Accidents, African American whalers, Ambergris, Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel, Barbados--Description and travel, Benton, Joseph P., Brooks, Lionel, Brown, Charles, Cabinda (Angola : Province)--Description and travel, Diseases, Finback whale, Globicephala, Grampus (Mammals), Humpback whale, Inagua (Bahamas)--Description and travel, Killer whale, Marine accidents, Medicine, Naval, Punishment, Race relations, Right Whales, Saint Helena--Description and travel, Seafaring life, Ships--Fires and fire prevention, Sint Eustatius--Description and travel, Sperm whale, Thomas Luce & Co, Tiburon (Haiti)--Description and travel, Whale oil, Whalers (Persons)--Health and hygiene, Whaling masters, Whaling ships--Equipment and supplies, Whaling--Massachusetts--New Bedford, White whale
Collections: Whaling Collections
Contributor: New Bedford Whaling Museum
Date: 22 July 1891 - 2 August 1895
Language: english-handwritten
Referring Collections: newbedfordwhalingmuseumlogbooksandjournals, americana

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