A photo of a man on the rigging of a whaling vessel almost to the top of the mast. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry. Photograph by Bill Mason.

A photo of man standing next to the mast of a whaling boat, “Gray”. Photo held onto the black mat board by one side. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry. Photograph by Bill Mason.

A phot of a man holding on to a wire rope, with two other crew members in the background on the whaling boat “Gray”. Photo held onto the blue mat board by one side. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry.

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.

A photo looking towards the coast from the deck of one whaling vessel towards another. Photo held onto the beige mat board by one side. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry.

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 a whale in a whaling station, with a majority of the photo being taken up by the whale’s body. Photo held onto the green mat board by one side. Enlarged reproduction of original photograph. The photo is blurry. Photograph by Bill Mason.

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.

A photo of a view of whale in a whaling station. 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.