Courtesy of the Trustees of the New Bedford Free Public Library
In 1905, Clifford W. Ashley created several drawings and paintings to record the world of whalemen. This charcoal on paper drawing shows men repairing a whaleship, caulking, or pounding oakum (made from old hemp ropes) between the planks to keep water from getting into the ship.
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