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Portuguese whalemen. 



Group of Azore Portuguese whalemen. (1) Serge de Bosa, Fayal, 

 1850 ; (2) John Jose Alexander, Pacheco ; (3) Estehan Jos6, 

 Eico, 1870. Of whaleship Catalpa, New Bedford, Mass., 1882. 

 (Photo. No. 1820.) U. S. Fish Commission. A large percent- 

 age of the whalemen sailing from New Bedford are Portuguese, 

 who are generally shipped at the Azores and other islands, 

 where the ships touch on their outward passage to the whaling 

 grounds. Many of the officers of the whaling fleet are Portu- 

 guese. 



Whalemen. 



Group of three whalemen, names as follows : Tom. Peter ; Grafton 

 Dermie ; Wm. M. James. New Bedford, Mass., 1882. (Photo. 

 No. 2133.) U. S. Fish Commission. 



Kanaka whaleman. 



A Kanaka whaleman, native of the Sandwich Islands. New Bed- 

 ford, Mass., 1882. (Photo. No. 2134.) U. S. Fish Commission. 



Whalemen. 



Two of the crew of bark Swallow, of New Bedford. John Barlles, 

 height 6 feet 3 inches, born in Essex County, Virginia ; John 

 Bay, from Anabon, Africa. New Bedford, Mass., 1882. (Photo. 

 No. 2140.) U. S. Fish Commission. 



Hudson Bay whalemen. 



Three Hudson Bay whalemen dressed in furs. (1) James Grady ; 

 (2) Alex. Grace ; (3) Joseph A. Francis. New Bedford, Mass., 

 1882. (Photo. No. 2141.) IT. S. Fish Commission. 



Fish merchants. 



Group of old fishing merchants, all of whom have formerly been fish- 

 ermen. (1) Daniel Say ward, born September 3, 1802; a fisher- 

 man for 50 years, and then fitter and owner of fishing vessels. 

 (2) William Henry Won son, born July 22, 1804 ; went fishing 

 for 40 years ; established smoked-halibut business in 1850. (3) 

 John Pew, born August 19, 1807 ; went fishing till 1849 ; estab- 

 lished the fishing firm of John Pew & Sons in 1851. (4) An- 

 drew Leighton, born December 10, 1819 ; went fishing till 1870, 

 since which time he has been vessel fitter and owner. Glou- 

 cester, Mass., 1882. (Photo. No. 2092.) U. S. Fish Commission. 



62. Fishermen's wearing apparel, etc. 

 suits of clothes. 

 Winter suit for roughest weather. 



Flannel shirt ; rubber jacket ; rubber pants; rubber boots ; black 

 oil-cloth sou'wester hat (Tower's make). (Displayed on lay 

 figure of halibut skipper.) 



