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Destruction of Whale Ships off Cape Thaddeus Arctic Ocean June 25, 1865 by the Conf. "Stm" Shenandoah
Sepia-toned photograph of a print of a Benjamin Russell painting, showing the Confederate steamer Shenandoah sinking whale ships off of Cape Thaddeus. Copy of original Russell in Old Dartmouth Historical Society. With icebergs in the distance, and bowhead whales, spouting, in the foreground.
