Sperm whale excavation, Natural History Museum, 1938
This sperm whale skull and skeleton arrived in February 1937 from Bridlington, Humberside. Published in Life Through A Lens, Photographs from the Natural History Museum 1880-1950 by Susan Snell & Polly Tucker, 2003.
Size: 3425px × 2648px
Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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