William Henry Tripp, whaling log records, circa 1900-1925 : log book of schooner John R. Manta.
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PrintThis field book is part of a collection of whaling records from William Henry Tripp's collection. The present one concerns the schooner John R. Manta of New Bedford, Massachusetts. It is the log book written by Captain Antone J. Mandly (whose name is spelled "Antonio J. Mandly" on the log book's cover and "Antone J. Mandley" in VIAF's records using data from New Bedford Whaling Museum). The log book's entries show that the whaling trip started on May 2, 1925 and ended on June 11, 1925 in New York. The entries, very detailed, include lists of crew and watches as well as many drawings. A piece of whale skin is pasted, with caption "taken from head of Sperm Whale May 1925 by William H. Tripp." Several photographs, newspaper clippings and postcards are inserted or pasted; a menu and receipts are also pasted.
1925
May 02, 1925
Jun 11, 1925
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SIA Acc. T91019
William Henry Tripp, whaling log records, circa 1900-1925
1 field book
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Box 1, folder 3