William H. Tripp Collection T-335
Coiling Whaleline. Bark Wanderer.
William H. Tripp (1880-1959, American)
2-1/2 x 4-1/4 inch film negative

COILING LINE
One of the most important duties on a whaler was carefully coiling the whale-line into the line tubs; lives could be lost should the line become fouled during the hunt. It is accomplished here by the crew of the bark Wanderer, 1922.