Crew of whaling schooner Era or A.T. Gifford processing baleen from bowhead whale, Hudson Bay, Canada
Members of the crew of the schooner Era or A.T. Gifford stand on snow-covered ground next to covered whaleboats, Hudson Bay, Canada, ca. 1897-1912. They are identified as engaged in processing baleen from a newly-killed bowhead whale. Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger.Information...
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ftconnecticstlib:oai:oai:collections.ctdigitalarchive.org:70002_5378 2023-05-15T15:06:10+02:00 Crew of whaling schooner Era or A.T. Gifford processing baleen from bowhead whale, Hudson Bay, Canada Comer, George (Creator) East Haddam (Conn.) 1897 - 1912 image/tiff http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5378 unknown Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5378 Accession number: 1963.1767.24 local: ms_m169007.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5378 Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image are available from Mystic Seaport. Whaling Whalers (Persons) Whaleboats Boats and boating Ships StillImage photographs 1897 ftconnecticstlib 2019-06-14T11:43:52Z Members of the crew of the schooner Era or A.T. Gifford stand on snow-covered ground next to covered whaleboats, Hudson Bay, Canada, ca. 1897-1912. They are identified as engaged in processing baleen from a newly-killed bowhead whale. Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger.Information from original envelope identifies this as # 99.Photo would have been taken in the spring, during the season of floe whaling. During this time of year the whaling schooner was still frozen into the harbor ice, so the whaleboats were hauled out to the floe edge [the edge of the land-fast ice] and launched in search of whales. The boats were also provided with covers and used for shelter, as seen in this image.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 bowhead whale 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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Members of the crew of the schooner Era or A.T. Gifford stand on snow-covered ground next to covered whaleboats, Hudson Bay, Canada, ca. 1897-1912. They are identified as engaged in processing baleen from a newly-killed bowhead whale. Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger.Information from original envelope identifies this as # 99.Photo would have been taken in the spring, during the season of floe whaling. During this time of year the whaling schooner was still frozen into the harbor ice, so the whaleboats were hauled out to the floe edge [the edge of the land-fast ice] and launched in search of whales. The boats were also provided with covers and used for shelter, as seen in this image.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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Crew of whaling schooner Era or A.T. Gifford processing baleen from bowhead whale, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Crew of whaling schooner Era or A.T. Gifford processing baleen from bowhead whale, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Crew of whaling schooner Era or A.T. Gifford processing baleen from bowhead whale, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Crew of whaling schooner Era or A.T. Gifford processing baleen from bowhead whale, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Crew of whaling schooner Era or A.T. Gifford processing baleen from bowhead whale, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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crew of whaling schooner era or a.t. gifford processing baleen from bowhead whale, hudson bay, canada |
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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(-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 bowhead whale Hudson Bay |
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Arctic bowhead whale Hudson Bay |
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Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5378 Accession number: 1963.1767.24 local: ms_m169007.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5378 |
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Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image are available from Mystic Seaport. |
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