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The Last Beluga Fisherman
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Two of Émile Lizotte's harpoons (left) and spontoons used to kill belugas
19 of 86 		Men killing belugas caught inside the poles
20 of 86 		Émile Lizotte killing a beluga with a spontoon
21 of 86 		House on the point, where the employees lived
22 of 86 		Lantern and oil can
23 of 86 		Postcard of a successful beluga catch
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Men using high tide to retrieve the belugas that were caught
25 of 86 		Horse hauling beluga carcass ashore
26 of 86 		Boy hauling a recently captured beluga ashore
27 of 86 		Beluga tail, pierced and with a cable attached, to anchor it to the "menoires"
28 of 86 		Beluga fishery employees stripping a mammal of its blubber
29 of 86 		Workers start cutting up belugas, even before all are on the beach
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Carving up a beluga using knives and iron hooks
31 of 86 		Men looking at belugas stripped of their skin and blubber
32 of 86 		Gaff head
33 of 86 		The two buildings in which beluga blubber was melted, and the stable in the background
34 of 86 		Beam similar to the one used by Émile Lizotte to separate blubber from skin
35 of 86 		Belugas on the shore before being cut up
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