T. Rodgers 1938-1939 99. cat. no. Mus. Vert. Zool. Univ. Calif., Berkeley, Alameda Co., Calif. Jan. 25, 1939 1695 Photographs no. SET OF 6 PHOTOGRAPHS OF SPERM WHALE (MALE) Washed ashore on Wrightsville Beach, near Wilmington, N.C., April 6, 1928. Total length.................... 55 ft. Width of tail flukes ............. 14 " Eye to tip of nose, between perpendiculars.15 " 2 in. Length of head, about............. 19 " Depth of head at tip of lower jaw ...... 10 " 6 " Greatest girth, approximate.......... 35 " Photo No. 1. Soon after coming ashore; morning of April 6; body nearly at right angles to Beach. " " 2. Body nearly parallel to beach; half buried in sand. " " 3. Taken almost at right angles to body. " " 4. Ventral angular view. " " 5. Close-up of open mouth. " " 6. Hauling specimen off the beach with two tugs, pulling tandem. Numbers 2 to 5 taken on the afternoon of April 7. Note elevation of pectoral fin, due to bloating. Number 6 was taken on or about April 13, during the salvage operation. Note how the strain on the tow-line has caused it to cut into the outline of the body.