The Last Whalers
odd: label: General
content: Local Number: HSFA 1993.24.23
name: label: Collection Creator
content: University of California (System). Extension Media Center
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content: University of California Extension Media Center (EMC) film collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: Film reels (color sound; 760 feet)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1970
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film produced by International Film Foundation portrays the whaling community of Pico Island in the Azores (belonging to Portugal). Scenes of daily life are intercut with preparation for a whale hunt. Footage includes: street scenes, church festival, sewing sails, making harpoons, repairing boats, boats going out, killing a whale, towing whale to shore, and butchering whale.

Legacy Keywords: Bryan, Julien Film producer ; Europe