page_title: Murder Cove
section_title: Whaling
hierarchical_section_title: Murder Cove / History / Whaling
caption_attribution_description: English: On verso of image: Alaska-whaling. Dead whales at the station, The Tyee Co. Subjects (LCTGM): Whales--Alaska--Tyee Subjects (LCSH): Tyee Company; Whaling--Alaska--Tyee; Dead animals--Alaska--Tyee; Whaling ships--Alaska--Tyee; Whaling stations--Alaska--Tyee
context_page_description: Murder Cove is located at the southernmost portion of Admiralty Island in the U.S. state of Alaska. The cove was home to the Tyee Company whaling station and was known for whaling operations from 1907 through 1913.
context_section_description: Commercial operations in fishing and sea hunting were established inside the bay at Point Gardner by the Tyee Company who sought to take advantage of the unexploited waters of southeast Alaska. They established their operations on Admiralty Island at Murder Cove in 1907 using the first American-built steam-powered whaler, the 97-foot "Tyee Junior", which was equipped with a harpoon gun on the bow. Consequent to a declining whale population, the company closed its operations in 1913.
caption: Whales tied to moorings at the Tyee Company whaling station, photo by John Nathan Cobb
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