White Whale - Digital Projections
During the course of the show, several projections are shown of historical and/or artistic interpretations of events and people both in1877 and 1912. Due to the nature of the performance space, not every image is the easiest to interpret. We have compiled a page with every image with a short description for you to see what you are looking at.
A postcard of the New York City Aquarium under the management William Cameron Coup
Late 19th century artistic advertisement of the New York City Aquarium during the management of William Cameron Coup
19th century drawing of beluga whale
"Genius of Water" drawing from the 1870s
The Old Main Library of Cincinnati, built in 1874
The Old Main Library of Cincinnati, built in 1874
The Old Main Library of Cincinnati, built in 1874
The 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings (it was hard to find an image from the late 1870s)
1878 drawing of the newly completed Cincinnati Music Hall, it was actively under construction in 1877 during the events of the show
Picture of First Lutheran Church (from their website)
1895 postcard of the pagoda style aviaries that lined the Cincinnati Zoological Gardens. These were erected in 1876, the year prior to the events of the show.
The Lookout House, Mt. Auburn This resort was the location where Albert Stewart displayed his marvelous white whales
Advertisement from the Cincinnati Times Star announcing the opening of the White Whale exhibition on June 25th 1877
President William Howard Taft, circa 1912
Redland Field (later renamed Crosley Field) opened in 1912 as the new home of the Cincinnati Reds
Martha, the last passenger pigeon, in her cage at the Cincinnati Zoo (circa 1912). In a single human generation, passenger pigeons went from flocking in the billions to one final individual.
Strowbridge Lithography Advertisement for the Barnum and Bailey Circus
Strowbridge Lithography Advertisement for the Barnum and Bailey Circus
Strowbridge Lithography Advertisement for the Barnum and Bailey Circus
Strowbridge Lithography Advertisement for the Barnum and Bailey Circus
Strowbridge Lithography Advertisement for the Barnum and Bailey Circus
Strowbridge Lithography Advertisement for the Barnum and Bailey Circus
Strowbridge Lithography Advertisement for the Barnum and Bailey Circus
"See it To-day, for To-morrow It May Be Dead" Advertisement from the Cincinnati Enquirer for the last of the three whales
The Lookout House in its proximity to the Mt. Auburn incline
Strowbridge Lithography Advertisement for the Barnum and Bailey Circus
Strowbridge Lithography Advertisement for the Barnum and Bailey Circus