Whaleboats towing whaling schooner A.T. Gifford, Hudson Bay, Canada
View of whaleboats towing the whaling schooner A.T. Gifford, Hudson Bay, ca. 1907-1912. The schooner's bowsprit is visible in the left foreground. Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as # 144. The schooner A.T. Gifford was bu...
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ftconnecticstlib:oai:oai:collections.ctdigitalarchive.org:70002_5337 2023-05-15T14:53:24+02:00 Whaleboats towing whaling schooner A.T. Gifford, Hudson Bay, Canada Comer, George (Creator) East Haddam (Conn.) 1907 - 1912 image/tiff http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5337 unknown Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5337 Accession number: 1963.1767.5 local: ms_m168969.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5337 Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. Whaling ships Schooners Ships Whaling Whaleboats Boats and boating A.T. Gifford (Schooner) StillImage photographs 1907 ftconnecticstlib 2019-06-14T11:10:53Z View of whaleboats towing the whaling schooner A.T. Gifford, Hudson Bay, ca. 1907-1912. The schooner's bowsprit is visible in the left foreground. Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as # 144. The schooner A.T. Gifford was built in 1883 at Essex, Massachusetts. George Comer was her master during one of his Arctic voyages in which he mapped areas in the Hudson Bay area. 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 and was noted for his studies of Arctic peoples and their environment. Still Image Arctic Hudson Bay Connecticut Digital Archive Arctic Bedford ENVELOPE(-67.150,-67.150,-66.467,-66.467) Canada Hudson Hudson Bay New Bedford ENVELOPE(-61.250,-61.250,-73.367,-73.367) The Schooner ENVELOPE(-55.665,-55.665,49.617,49.617) |
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Whaling ships Schooners Ships Whaling Whaleboats Boats and boating A.T. Gifford (Schooner) Comer, George (Creator) Whaleboats towing whaling schooner A.T. Gifford, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaling ships Schooners Ships Whaling Whaleboats Boats and boating A.T. Gifford (Schooner) |
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View of whaleboats towing the whaling schooner A.T. Gifford, Hudson Bay, ca. 1907-1912. The schooner's bowsprit is visible in the left foreground. Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as # 144. The schooner A.T. Gifford was built in 1883 at Essex, Massachusetts. George Comer was her master during one of his Arctic voyages in which he mapped areas in the Hudson Bay area. 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 and was noted for his studies of Arctic peoples and their environment. |
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Whaleboats towing whaling schooner A.T. Gifford, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaleboats towing whaling schooner A.T. Gifford, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaleboats towing whaling schooner A.T. Gifford, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaleboats towing whaling schooner A.T. Gifford, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaleboats towing whaling schooner A.T. Gifford, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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whaleboats towing whaling schooner a.t. gifford, hudson bay, canada |
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Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport |
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1907 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5337 |
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East Haddam (Conn.) |
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ENVELOPE(-67.150,-67.150,-66.467,-66.467) ENVELOPE(-61.250,-61.250,-73.367,-73.367) ENVELOPE(-55.665,-55.665,49.617,49.617) |
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Arctic Bedford Canada Hudson Hudson Bay New Bedford The Schooner |
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Arctic Bedford Canada Hudson Hudson Bay New Bedford The Schooner |
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Arctic Hudson Bay |
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Arctic Hudson Bay |
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Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5337 Accession number: 1963.1767.5 local: ms_m168969.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5337 |
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Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. |
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