Harbor of Etah, west coast of Greenland (Crocker Land Expedition base)
View of the harbor at Etah, Greenland, ca. 1915-1917, area of base for the Crocker Land Expedition. Environment Lifestyle Title supplied by cataloger.American explorer Donald MacMillan led the Crocker Land Expedition, which was funded by the American Museum of Natural History (1913-1917). The purpos...
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ftconnecticstlib:oai:oai:collections.ctdigitalarchive.org:70002_5267 2023-05-15T14:55:14+02:00 Harbor of Etah, west coast of Greenland (Crocker Land Expedition base) Comer, George (Creator) East Haddam (Conn.) 1915 - 1917 image/tiff http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5267 unknown Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5267 Accession number: 1983.25.41 local: ms_m021606.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5267 Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image are available from Mystic Seaport. Scientific expeditions StillImage photographs 1915 ftconnecticstlib 2019-06-14T11:29:08Z View of the harbor at Etah, Greenland, ca. 1915-1917, area of base for the Crocker Land Expedition. Environment Lifestyle Title supplied by cataloger.American explorer Donald MacMillan led the Crocker Land Expedition, which was funded by the American Museum of Natural History (1913-1917). The purpose of the expedition was to find and explore what was thought to be an Arctic land mass identified and named by explorer Robert Peary. The expedition concluded that the ""land"" was a mirage.Probably taken by Captain George Comer (1858-1937), 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, including the Crocker Land Expedition, and was noted for his studies of Arctic peoples and their environment. Comer's original caption for this image identifies it as ""showing the water just outside the harbor at Etar [sic]"" Still Image Arctic Greenland Connecticut Digital Archive Arctic Bedford ENVELOPE(-67.150,-67.150,-66.467,-66.467) Etah ENVELOPE(-72.585,-72.585,78.314,78.314) Greenland New Bedford ENVELOPE(-61.250,-61.250,-73.367,-73.367) Peary ENVELOPE(-63.867,-63.867,-65.250,-65.250) |
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View of the harbor at Etah, Greenland, ca. 1915-1917, area of base for the Crocker Land Expedition. Environment Lifestyle Title supplied by cataloger.American explorer Donald MacMillan led the Crocker Land Expedition, which was funded by the American Museum of Natural History (1913-1917). The purpose of the expedition was to find and explore what was thought to be an Arctic land mass identified and named by explorer Robert Peary. The expedition concluded that the ""land"" was a mirage.Probably taken by Captain George Comer (1858-1937), 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, including the Crocker Land Expedition, and was noted for his studies of Arctic peoples and their environment. Comer's original caption for this image identifies it as ""showing the water just outside the harbor at Etar [sic]"" |
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Harbor of Etah, west coast of Greenland (Crocker Land Expedition base) |
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Harbor of Etah, west coast of Greenland (Crocker Land Expedition base) |
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Harbor of Etah, west coast of Greenland (Crocker Land Expedition base) |
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Harbor of Etah, west coast of Greenland (Crocker Land Expedition base) |
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Harbor of Etah, west coast of Greenland (Crocker Land Expedition base) |
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harbor of etah, west coast of greenland (crocker land expedition base) |
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1915 |
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East Haddam (Conn.) |
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ENVELOPE(-67.150,-67.150,-66.467,-66.467) ENVELOPE(-72.585,-72.585,78.314,78.314) ENVELOPE(-61.250,-61.250,-73.367,-73.367) ENVELOPE(-63.867,-63.867,-65.250,-65.250) |
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Arctic Bedford Etah Greenland New Bedford Peary |
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Arctic Bedford Etah Greenland New Bedford Peary |
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Arctic Greenland |
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Arctic Greenland |
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Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5267 Accession number: 1983.25.41 local: ms_m021606.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5267 |
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