Men standing on a live whale captured at Long Beach, May 20, 1897

Photograph of men standing on a live whale captured at Long Beach, May 20, 1897. Eleven men are standing on or near the whale, which is beached in shallow water at center. The men are all wearing hats and long-sleeved shirts and are all looking at the camera. The whale is a long, dark animal with a small dorsal fin at right. Small waves are breaking over the body of the whale. A small boat with a large mast is flying the American flag in the distance at left.; Caption reads: "Live whale captured at Long Beach, Cal., May 20th, 97. Length 63 ft., no.107, C.J.U. Photo, Long Beach".