Captain George Comer and wife Julia next to their house, East Haddam
A man and woman identified as Captain George Comer and his wife Julia stand next to their house in East Haddam, June 19, 1921. Infrastructure Lifestyle Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Captain George Comer (1858-1937) was a sealer and whaling captain from East Haddam. He went to sea while sti...
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Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport
1921
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5244 |
| Summary: | A man and woman identified as Captain George Comer and his wife Julia stand next to their house in East Haddam, June 19, 1921. Infrastructure Lifestyle Livelihood 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. Comer participated in voyages involved in polar expeditions and was noted for his studies of Arctic peoples and their environment. He and Julia Chipman married in 1878. |
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