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Photo of a view from shore of the Johnson Street Bridge raised with a boat going under. Photo held onto the navy blue mat board by one side. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry. Photograph by Bill Mason. The back says Victoria whaling boats.

Photo of a whaling harpoon gun on the deck of a boat. Photo held onto the black mat board by one side. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry. Photograph by Bill Mason.

A photo of two whaling boats, with the crew visible. Bill Manson up the mast, and the other men at the bow of the vessel around the harpoon gun. Photo held onto the blue mat board by one side. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo of blurry. Photograph by Bill Mason.

A photo looking towards a whaling station from a whaling vessel. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry. Photograph by Bill Mason.

Photo of a view of a whaling vessel on the water from another boat. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry. Photograph by Bill Mason. The back of the photo states that one of the 5 whaling boats out of Victoria.

Photo of a view of whale in a whaling station with an oil drum in the foreground and a different whaling station building behind the whale. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry. Photograph by Bill Mason. The back says village Vancouver Island.

The Consolidated Whaling Corporation Ltd. had its main wharf based out of Point Ellice. The company was incorporated in 1918, registered in 1922 as an extra-provincial company, and continued operations until 1942, and the company was finally dissolved in 1953. The vessels and office equipment was auctioned of in 1947 when the company filed for bankruptcy, with the vessels being purchased by a number of companies, mainly MH Kramer, Northern Junk Co., that were later dismantled for scrap. It was preceded by the Victoria Whaling Co, the Pacific Whaling Co, Queen Charlotte Whaling Co, and the Canadian Northern Pacific Fisheries. The company had a total of 5 whaling vessels: the Black, the Blue, the White, the Brown, and the Green. The Gray was the company tender and travelled between Victoria and whaling stations with supplies and returned with whale oil, whale bone and other items which it would take to San Francisco to sell. All whaling stations were closed by 1967.
The fonds consists 17 items: 17 enlarged copies of photos related to whaling, 9 of which are on mat board

Photo of a whale in a whaling station, with a majority of the photo being taken up by the whale’s body, with a view of a cut into the blubber of the abdomen. Information on the back says that it is a rendering plant. Photo held onto the cream mat board by one side. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry. Photograph by Bill Mason.

A photo of 6 men at the bow of a whaling boat with a harpoon gun. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry.

A photo of a view of whale in a whaling station. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry. Photograph by Bill Mason.