{"product_id":"new-bedford-massachusetts-sperm-whaling-cutting-in-a-whale-1910s-postcard","title":"New Bedford Massachusetts Sperm Whaling Cutting in a Whale 1910s Postcard","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"269\" data-start=\"92\"\u003eThis postcard dates to the 1910s and documents sperm whaling operations off New Bedford, illustrating shipboard processing during the final industrial phase of American whaling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"807\" data-start=\"271\"\u003eNew Bedford functioned as the most prominent whaling port in the United States, coordinating voyages that supplied oil and byproducts for lighting, lubrication, and manufacturing. As petroleum replaced whale oil, the industry persisted as a specialized maritime trade, and visual records increasingly emphasized labor, equipment, and the physical realities of shipboard work. Illustrated postcards depicting whaling scenes framed these activities as skilled maritime practice and as a defining feature of the city’s historical identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1319\" data-start=\"809\"\u003eThe image shows crewmen on a bowsprit platform hoisting and cutting into a sperm whale as it rolls alongside the vessel, with rigging, block-and-tackle gear, and open sea forming the compositional structure. The printed caption reads “Sperm Whaling. Hoisting and Cutting as the Whale rolls over and over, New Bedford, Mass.” and the reverse identifies the publisher as H. S. Hutchinson \u0026amp; Co., New Bedford, Massachusetts, with the card printed in Germany and formatted as a divided back for message and address.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"1610\" data-start=\"1321\"\u003eThe item shown in the listing is the exact item the collector will receive. We have tens of thousands of items to choose from. Shipping will always be combined (or refunded) to save you as much money as possible. Please contact us with any questions, or visit our store page for specifics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Everything Ephemera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52858815873208,"sku":"20260128","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/8740\/6008\/files\/57_084d7a6a-db35-4785-9d9e-31e73e3ca6c9.jpg?v=1771301287","url":"https:\/\/everythingephemera.com\/products\/new-bedford-massachusetts-sperm-whaling-cutting-in-a-whale-1910s-postcard","provider":"Everything Ephemera","version":"1.0","type":"link"}