Another
postcard of the whaling industry, this time of a baleen whale
(probably a blue) being hauled up a slip-way to be processed. The
card is labelled "Kava" which I am informed:
The word that is
interpreted as "kava" is in fact Russian word "kit" (китъ)
written according to the spelling rules used until 1918. Kit (кит)
is the Russian for whale.
rather than being the name of the whaling station
that I previously assumed incorrectly - with thanks to Elena
Grant.
The
whaling gallery is a collection of images from a
whole range of sources. It is intended to inform
and illustrate a now (thankfully) vanished occupation and way of life that for the men
so engaged was hard and often
dangerous. It is intended for historical interest rather than a commentary on the ethics of whaling.
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