Whaling schooner Era frozen in ice, Hudson Bay, Canada
Starboard view of the whaling schooner Era frozen in ice before "coming up," Repulse Bay, Hudson Bay, Canada, 1902. Environment Infrastructure Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as photo 166, # 92. The number "92" is etched into the pl...
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ftconnecticstlib:oai:oai:collections.ctdigitalarchive.org:70002_5380 2023-05-15T15:07:11+02:00 Whaling schooner Era frozen in ice, Hudson Bay, Canada Comer, George (Creator) East Haddam (Conn.) New London (Conn.) 1902 image/tiff http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5380 unknown Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5380 Accession number: 1963.1767.26 local: ms_m169010.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5380 Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. Whaling ships Schooners Sailing ships Ships Era (Schooner) StillImage photographs 1902 ftconnecticstlib 2019-06-14T11:50:11Z Starboard view of the whaling schooner Era frozen in ice before "coming up," Repulse Bay, Hudson Bay, Canada, 1902. Environment Infrastructure Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as photo 166, # 92. The number "92" is etched into the plate. Original caption is as follows: "Showing the vessel before she came up after the banking had been removed." The weight of winter snow and ice would cause the vessel to settle lower in the water than normal. It would remain frozen in this position until it eventually "came up" in the spring. 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 Repulse 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) Repulse Bay ENVELOPE(69.383,69.383,-48.883,-48.883) The Schooner ENVELOPE(-55.665,-55.665,49.617,49.617) |
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Starboard view of the whaling schooner Era frozen in ice before "coming up," Repulse Bay, Hudson Bay, Canada, 1902. Environment Infrastructure Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as photo 166, # 92. The number "92" is etched into the plate. Original caption is as follows: "Showing the vessel before she came up after the banking had been removed." The weight of winter snow and ice would cause the vessel to settle lower in the water than normal. It would remain frozen in this position until it eventually "came up" in the spring. 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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Whaling schooner Era frozen in ice, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaling schooner Era frozen in ice, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaling schooner Era frozen in ice, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaling schooner Era frozen in ice, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaling schooner Era frozen in ice, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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whaling schooner era frozen in ice, hudson bay, canada |
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Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport |
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1902 |
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East Haddam (Conn.) New London (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(69.383,69.383,-48.883,-48.883) ENVELOPE(-55.665,-55.665,49.617,49.617) |
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Arctic Bedford Canada Hudson Hudson Bay Monroe New Bedford Repulse Bay The Schooner |
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Arctic Bedford Canada Hudson Hudson Bay Monroe New Bedford Repulse Bay The Schooner |
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Arctic Hudson Bay Repulse Bay |
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Arctic Hudson Bay Repulse Bay |
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Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5380 Accession number: 1963.1767.26 local: ms_m169010.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5380 |
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Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. |
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