Four whaleboats towing whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canada
View of four whaleboats towing the whaling schooner Era through floating harbor ice, Hudson Bay, Canada, ca. 1897-1905. The schooner's bowsprit is visible in the left foreground. Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as # 43. T...
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ftconnecticstlib:oai:oai:collections.ctdigitalarchive.org:70002_5374 2023-05-15T15:04:35+02:00 Four whaleboats towing whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canada Comer, George (Creator) East Haddam (Conn.) 1897 - 1905 image/tiff http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5374 unknown Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5374 Accession number: 1963.1767.20 local: ms_m168998.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5374 Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. Whaling ships Schooners Sailing ships Ships Whaling Whaleboats Boats and boating Era (Schooner) StillImage photographs 1897 ftconnecticstlib 2019-06-14T11:25:00Z View of four whaleboats towing the whaling schooner Era through floating harbor ice, Hudson Bay, Canada, ca. 1897-1905. The schooner's bowsprit is visible in the left foreground. Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as # 43. The schooner Era was built in 1847 at Boston, Massachusetts. She was a New London whaling vessel until her last voyage out of that port in 1892; her masters included James Monroe Buddington, John O. Spicer, and George Comer. She was wrecked off Miquelon Island, July 27, 1906. 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 Monroe ENVELOPE(-46.050,-46.050,-60.600,-60.600) 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 Sailing ships Ships Whaling Whaleboats Boats and boating Era (Schooner) |
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Whaling ships Schooners Sailing ships Ships Whaling Whaleboats Boats and boating Era (Schooner) Comer, George (Creator) Four whaleboats towing whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaling ships Schooners Sailing ships Ships Whaling Whaleboats Boats and boating Era (Schooner) |
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View of four whaleboats towing the whaling schooner Era through floating harbor ice, Hudson Bay, Canada, ca. 1897-1905. The schooner's bowsprit is visible in the left foreground. Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as # 43. The schooner Era was built in 1847 at Boston, Massachusetts. She was a New London whaling vessel until her last voyage out of that port in 1892; her masters included James Monroe Buddington, John O. Spicer, and George Comer. She was wrecked off Miquelon Island, July 27, 1906. 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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Comer, George (Creator) |
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Comer, George (Creator) |
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Four whaleboats towing whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Four whaleboats towing whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Four whaleboats towing whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Four whaleboats towing whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Four whaleboats towing whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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four whaleboats towing whaling schooner era, hudson bay, canada |
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Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport |
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1897 |
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East Haddam (Conn.) |
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ENVELOPE(-67.150,-67.150,-66.467,-66.467) ENVELOPE(-46.050,-46.050,-60.600,-60.600) 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 Monroe New Bedford The Schooner |
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Arctic Bedford Canada Hudson Hudson Bay Monroe 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 70002:5374 Accession number: 1963.1767.20 local: ms_m168998.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5374 |
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Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. |
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