Julia Chipman Comer in front of the Comer house, East Haddam

• Format: Still Image
• Language: unknown
• Published: Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport 1910
• Subjects: Whaling masters; Whalers (Persons); Sealers (Persons); Dwellings; Comer; George; Comer family; Arctic; Bedford; New Bedford
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:1284

A woman identified as Julia Chipman Comer, wife of Captain George Comer, stands in front of the Comer house in East Haddam. She wears a hat and a coat, possibly made of fur. Porch steps and a doorway can be seen to the left. In the right background, what appears to be an outbuilding is visible. Infrastructure Lifestyle Title supplied by cataloger. Captain George Comer (1858-1937) was a sealer and whaling captain from East Haddam. He went to sea while still in his teens and was later master of vessels from both New London and New Bedford, and participated in voyages involved in polar expeditions. Comer was noted for his studies of Arctic peoples and their environment. He and Julia Chipman married in 1878. Mount dimensions: 6 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.