New Bedford Whaleship Crew List

Description:

Every whaling voyage began with assembling a crew from whatever labor pool was available in a port city at a particular time. In New Bedford in late May 1876, 31 men signed to work aboard the 106-foot bark Bartholomew Gosnold for its next voyage. Less than half were from the United States; the rest were from Portugal, England, Ireland, Germany, France and Scotland. The two Frenchmen and one of the eight Portuguese were listed as blacks; the remaining men were of light or brown complexion. Four each of the crew were in their forties and thirties; 16 were in their twenties, and six were in their teens. Three of these teenagers, all from the New Bedford area, were only 16 years old when they shipped out.

Date Made: 1876-05

Crew List Recorded: United States: Massachusetts, New Bedford

Related Event: The Development of the Industrial United States

Subject:

See more items in: Work and Industry: Maritime, Cultures & Communities, Work, Industry & Manufacturing, Natural Resources, Transportation, On the Water exhibit

Exhibition: On the Water

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Related Web Publication: http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

Related Publication: On the Water online exhibition

Credit Line: Gift of J. T. Brown

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TR.103009.03Catalog Number: 103009.03Accession Number: 12006

Object Name: crew list

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 11 5/8 in x 18 in; 29.5275 cm x 45.72 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-2c44-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1343175

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