Glad to see this digitized!

My late grandfather used oil for lubrication of his machanical sewing machine...and it was precious for all mechanical rigs let alone other impliances ... sure there was overwhelming industry in whale hunting but hardly anything went to waste

@pyroarchy

Жыл бұрын

Yes there was a use for it all, sadly the most important part was wasted though :-( The life of the creature.

This film was directed, photographed and edited by A.D. "Cowboy" Kean (1882-1961), BC's first professional filmmaker. (He's the silhouetted figure in the cowboy hat who appears from 00:35-00:50 in the film.) Although only Queen Charlotte Islands locations are mentioned in the titles, considerable footage was also shot off the west coast of Vancouver island. This version has been re-edited at a later date; the closing title for "British Columbia Government Films" likely dates from the early-to-mid-1920s, when the film was distributed by BC's Patriotic and Educational Picture Service.

@joeconrad9147

4 жыл бұрын

For oil ,fertilizer and dog food...that's crazy ...wait till the hand of God ...returns

An industry of cruelty and destruction. Extremely romantic indeed.

To give you guys a sobering statistic, when this was shot, the Harpoon cannon hadn't been around for 20 years and already 90% of the Gray and Humpback whale populations had been wiped out. In 1920 a total ban in the harvesting of the Humpback and the Gray whale was imposed, now a hundred years later, it is that very ban which is why both species are still around today.

@bingola45

4 жыл бұрын

The problem with whaling; there are just not enough whales.

@Joe-wy2bn

3 жыл бұрын

The amazing thing is, extinct animals can just re-evolve at a later time. Evolution and the beginnings of life is not a one-time event. It's happening all around us right now. The idea that it only happens once is a religious idea from the book of Genesis.

@mrhorse6587

2 жыл бұрын

You said this before buddy. Shut up already.

@RastaSaiyaman

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrhorse6587 Nope and there's no way you can make me!

Very interesting look into the lives of coastal first nations and Chinese workers

I would like to see a film about everything the whale was used for lamp oils, lubricating oils and medicines and salves. In NZ 250,000 whales were harvested back in the day.

@harpar1028

Жыл бұрын

bastards

What a fascinating film! How come this part of history never made to text book at school?

@nigel900

Жыл бұрын

Because it’s not politically correct.

@hapibeli

Жыл бұрын

Because humans don't like to watch how their foods, energy, etc., get to market. Very squeamish for such violent human animals as we are.

LA FEROCIDAD DE LA PEOR PLAGA,EL HUMANO,HEMOS ACABADO,CON NUESTRO UNICO LUGAR DE VIDA,CONOCIDO

@14:59 marker are those mincing the whale-bone indigenous people or immigrants? I'm asking particularly about the man doing the cutting.

@jennifermackinnon6982

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely West Coast indigenous people. You can tell by the clothing and facial features. Fascinating film.

Thumbs up for this lovely, romantic video!🐳💖

@scottessery100

Жыл бұрын

About the commercial killing of whales Don’t glorify it

How much human can fall low on morality ....even giant whale couldn't be spare out of his greed

Jolly good show lads. Topping.

very quiet video

I support Whaling, just as much as you love your life.

@89406blueeyes

3 жыл бұрын

You’re an idiot too. Mankind will pay for our ignorance and wiping out these creatures. We’re next!! The oceans are dying this planet is too so whatcha gonna do when you have no clean air or water to drink etc?

When I get to Heaven I’m going to harpoon a whale !

What a bunch of ignorant bastards we were, and sadly in some places still are.......

@joes3703

2 жыл бұрын

I think I’d put in the proper context it makes perfect sense. Just be glad it doesn’t anymore.

@harpar1028

Жыл бұрын

ASS WHOLES

@nigel900

Жыл бұрын

Speak for yourself, Budroe…

@elonmust7470

Жыл бұрын

And what a sanctimonious, ignorant bastard you are, OP...

@andrewsmith9174

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that’s why we keep reading idiotic comments from people like you that have no concept of how people live.

The brutal painful slow killing of the whale isn’t game. It’s cruel Bullfighting isn’t romantic nor is this

Good job guys no room in the sea for that kind of killer fish

@15:13 The flesh and blubber (is) refined...... [are]

Their was nothing romantic about it ... it was pure slaughter.

@harpar1028

Жыл бұрын

GENOCIDE worse than hitler

@andrewsmith9174

Жыл бұрын

It was work. Work is not romantic. Survival is not romantic. Deal with it.

People had no respect for animals at that time!

@petergriss6131

Жыл бұрын

They still don’t

@user-dc1dr9kr8x

Жыл бұрын

It is impossible to equate how good we have it now to how hard it was to survive then...it just don't work you watching this on a phone or computer in heated/air con environments with hopefully better food, shelter, Healthcare, and work life then these poor souls killing to live

@harpar1028

Жыл бұрын

@@petergriss6131 EXACTLY

@elonmust7470

Жыл бұрын

They weren't doing it for fun....

@JCinerea

Жыл бұрын

@T I understand that these whalers had to make a living. That's obvious. But even back then, the technology had to exist to be able to obliterate whales in a relatively humane way. It's kind of inhumane to torture something for several hours just to turn its body into perfume and soap, methinks. Especially when the roots of the technology required to decimate whales "humanely" existed by the 1920s. A/C was actually invented in the mid-1930s, and anti-tank rifles existed by the 1940s. A well-placed shot with one of those rifles could have put a whale out of its misery quickly. Hell, even a well-placed shot with a bomb lance whale harpoon, which is designed to explode and kill the whale, could theoretically do that. Those were in widespread use by the 1920s. Perhaps changing the regulations to only allow head shots with harpoons would have greatly reduced the cruelty and allowed greater profits for ship crews and owners. Time spent fighting wounded whales is time that can be spent hunting and murdering other living, breathing, and suffering whales/beings.

Made me sick to watch.

Cool, now who cares. Looks pretty Effing lame to me.

Time to start whaling again. Good food.