Rev. Parker in Eskimo clothing at the Comer house, East Haddam

A man identified as Rev. Parker of East Haddam poses next to a house. He is dressed in Inuit clothing and holds a harpoon. Inscribed on reverse: "our minister Mr. Parker/ dressed in skin clothing/ and holding a modern harpoon/ near our house west side." Lifestyle Livelihood Title supplied...

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Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport 1900
Subjects:
Clergy
Harpoons
Comer
George
Arctic
Bedford
New Bedford
eskimo*
inuit
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5256
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spelling ftconnecticstlib:oai:oai:collections.ctdigitalarchive.org:70002_5256 2023-05-15T15:02:58+02:00 Rev. Parker in Eskimo clothing at the Comer house, East Haddam East Haddam (Conn.) 1900 - 1925 image/tiff http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5256 unknown Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5256 Accession number: 1983.25.14 local: ms_m021571.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5256 Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. Clergy Harpoons Comer George StillImage photographs 1900 ftconnecticstlib 2019-06-14T11:40:04Z A man identified as Rev. Parker of East Haddam poses next to a house. He is dressed in Inuit clothing and holds a harpoon. Inscribed on reverse: "our minister Mr. Parker/ dressed in skin clothing/ and holding a modern harpoon/ near our house west side." Lifestyle Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. On mount, 7 3/8 x 5 1/4 in. Parker was a friend of Captain George Comer (1858-1937), who was a sealer and whaling captain from East Haddam. Comer went to sea while still in his teens and was later master of vessels from both New London and New Bedford. He participated in voyages involved in polar expeditions and was noted for his studies of Arctic peoples and their environment. This photograph was taken at the Comer's house in East Haddam. Still Image Arctic eskimo* inuit Connecticut Digital Archive Arctic Bedford ENVELOPE(-67.150,-67.150,-66.467,-66.467) New Bedford ENVELOPE(-61.250,-61.250,-73.367,-73.367)
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topic Clergy
Harpoons
Comer
George
spellingShingle Clergy
Harpoons
Comer
George
Rev. Parker in Eskimo clothing at the Comer house, East Haddam
topic_facet Clergy
Harpoons
Comer
George
description A man identified as Rev. Parker of East Haddam poses next to a house. He is dressed in Inuit clothing and holds a harpoon. Inscribed on reverse: "our minister Mr. Parker/ dressed in skin clothing/ and holding a modern harpoon/ near our house west side." Lifestyle Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. On mount, 7 3/8 x 5 1/4 in. Parker was a friend of Captain George Comer (1858-1937), who was a sealer and whaling captain from East Haddam. Comer went to sea while still in his teens and was later master of vessels from both New London and New Bedford. He participated in voyages involved in polar expeditions and was noted for his studies of Arctic peoples and their environment. This photograph was taken at the Comer's house in East Haddam.
format Still Image
title Rev. Parker in Eskimo clothing at the Comer house, East Haddam
title_short Rev. Parker in Eskimo clothing at the Comer house, East Haddam
title_full Rev. Parker in Eskimo clothing at the Comer house, East Haddam
title_fullStr Rev. Parker in Eskimo clothing at the Comer house, East Haddam
title_full_unstemmed Rev. Parker in Eskimo clothing at the Comer house, East Haddam
title_sort rev. parker in eskimo clothing at the comer house, east haddam
publisher Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport
publishDate 1900
url http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5256
op_coverage East Haddam (Conn.)
long_lat ENVELOPE(-67.150,-67.150,-66.467,-66.467)
ENVELOPE(-61.250,-61.250,-73.367,-73.367)
geographic Arctic
Bedford
New Bedford
geographic_facet Arctic
Bedford
New Bedford
genre Arctic
eskimo*
inuit
genre_facet Arctic
eskimo*
inuit
op_relation Source Note: Comer Collection
70002:5256
Accession number: 1983.25.14
local: ms_m021571.tif
http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5256
op_rights Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic.
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