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English: [Whaler] "Benjamin Tucker" in Honolulu. Ambrotype, 1/2 plate, cased. New Bedford Whaling Museum. Bark Benjamin Tucker at anchor in harbor in Honolulu. On her return passage from the Arctic, Benjamin Tucker encountered a storm which damaged her rigging. Captain Spencer commisioned this ambrotype depicting the damage to send to the vessel's owners. It is one of the earliest known photographs of an American whaleship. Other ships can be seen on either side of photograph.
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Source New Bedford Whaling Museum
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Hugo Stangenwald  (1829–1899)    wikidata:Q46483438
 
Hugo Stangenwald
Description Austrian-American photographer
daguerreotypist, ambrotypist, photographer
Date of birth/death 1829  Edit this at Wikidata 1899  Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1852–1858
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California, Hawaii
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creator QS:P170,Q46483438

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