Pardon B. Gifford Collection G-368
[G-368 Distant Horizons]
Mastheads on Whaling Schooner
Pardon B. Gifford (American)
4 x 5 inch glass negative

DISTANT HORIZONS
On the whaling grounds at sea, vigilance was required in keeping a sharp lookout for whales. Two men at a time would climb up to the hoops, high aloft above the deck,to stand a two-hour rotation.