Inuit man with rifle demonstrating hunting signal, Hudson Bay, Canada
An Inuit man raises both his arms as he demonstrates a hunting signal at Repulse Bay, Hudson Bay, Canada, January 12, 1902. He holds a rifle in his left hand. Infrastructure Lifestyle Title supplied by cataloger. Identified by George Comer as "Photo #34, #82, a native (Sam) showing how the nati...
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ftconnecticstlib:oai:oai:collections.ctdigitalarchive.org:70002_5412 2023-05-15T15:02:39+02:00 Inuit man with rifle demonstrating hunting signal, Hudson Bay, Canada Comer, George (Creator) East Haddam (Conn.) 1902 image/tiff http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5412 unknown Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5412 Accession number: 1963.1767.38 local: ms_m169028.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5412 Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. Inuit Firearms StillImage photographs 1902 ftconnecticstlib 2019-06-14T11:22:10Z An Inuit man raises both his arms as he demonstrates a hunting signal at Repulse Bay, Hudson Bay, Canada, January 12, 1902. He holds a rifle in his left hand. Infrastructure Lifestyle Title supplied by cataloger. Identified by George Comer as "Photo #34, #82, a native (Sam) showing how the natives signal to each other when deer are in sight, Repulse Bay, Jan. 12, 1902." Rifles were obtained by the Inuit in trade from the American whalers. 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 inuit Repulse 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) Repulse Bay ENVELOPE(69.383,69.383,-48.883,-48.883) |
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An Inuit man raises both his arms as he demonstrates a hunting signal at Repulse Bay, Hudson Bay, Canada, January 12, 1902. He holds a rifle in his left hand. Infrastructure Lifestyle Title supplied by cataloger. Identified by George Comer as "Photo #34, #82, a native (Sam) showing how the natives signal to each other when deer are in sight, Repulse Bay, Jan. 12, 1902." Rifles were obtained by the Inuit in trade from the American whalers. 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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Comer, George (Creator) |
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Inuit man with rifle demonstrating hunting signal, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Inuit man with rifle demonstrating hunting signal, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Inuit man with rifle demonstrating hunting signal, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Inuit man with rifle demonstrating hunting signal, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Inuit man with rifle demonstrating hunting signal, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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inuit man with rifle demonstrating hunting signal, hudson bay, canada |
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Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport |
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1902 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5412 |
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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(69.383,69.383,-48.883,-48.883) |
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Arctic Bedford Canada Hudson Hudson Bay New Bedford Repulse Bay |
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Arctic Bedford Canada Hudson Hudson Bay New Bedford Repulse Bay |
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Arctic Hudson Bay inuit Repulse Bay |
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Arctic Hudson Bay inuit Repulse Bay |
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Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5412 Accession number: 1963.1767.38 local: ms_m169028.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5412 |
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Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. |
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