Basking Shark caught at Beaufort Inlet, 1947

Title: Basking Shark caught at Beaufort Inlet, 1947
Creator: Brimley, H.H. (Herbert Hutchinson), 1861-1946
Date: 1913-1947
Description: These photographs are grouped together into the Sharks and Rays subject. Photographs depict captured sharks and rays of various species. Species seen include, Whale Shark, Nurse Shark, Basking Shark, Tiger Shark, Angel Shark, Blue Shark and Bonnet Shark. The specimens are seen in the museum before being cast in plaster and just after being caught. Also includes a number of photographs depicting a group of boys posing with a large ray. This collection of photographic negatives and prints is made up of the photographs taken and overseen by Herbert Hutchinson Brimley (1861-1946) for the Department of Agriculture, the North Carolina Geological Survey and the State Museum. The photographs in this collection are arranged alphabetically by topic, beginning with Agriculture and ending with World War II.
Format: image/jpg
Publisher: State Archives of North Carolina
Contributor: Jennifer Larsen
Identifier: PhC42_Bx27_Sharks_and_Rays_F21_2
Subject: The subject of this photo is a basking shark with its mouth held open with a hook and rope. There are four white women posing on a dock with the basking shark. There is one white man behind them.
Source: https://digital.ncdcr.gov/Documents/Detail/sharks-and-rays/205873?item=205960
Original Format: 8x10 Photographic print

Item sets: The Community Built Whale: a photographic look at the communities that built the North Carolina State Museum