Seated Inuit man, Melichi [Meliki), Hudson Bay, Canada
An Inuit man identified as Melichi [Meliki], poses in front of a sailcloth backdrop, probably on board the whaling schooner Era, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canada, January 1904. Infrastructure Lifestyle Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo 31, # 7...
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ftconnecticstlib:oai:oai:collections.ctdigitalarchive.org:70002_5413 2023-05-15T15:04:09+02:00 Seated Inuit man, Melichi [Meliki), Hudson Bay, Canada Comer, George (Creator) East Haddam (Conn.) New London (Conn.) 1904 image/tiff http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5413 unknown Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5413 Accession number: 1963.1767.42 local: ms_m169029.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5413 Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. Inuit Whaling ships Schooners Ships Era (Schooner) StillImage photographs 1904 ftconnecticstlib 2019-06-14T11:32:12Z An Inuit man identified as Melichi [Meliki], poses in front of a sailcloth backdrop, probably on board the whaling schooner Era, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canada, January 1904. Infrastructure Lifestyle Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo 31, # 78. Melichi died on Southampton Island during the winter of 1909-1910. 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 inuit Southampton Island Connecticut Digital Archive Arctic Bedford ENVELOPE(-67.150,-67.150,-66.467,-66.467) Canada Cape Fullerton ENVELOPE(-88.766,-88.766,63.967,63.967) Hudson Hudson Bay Monroe ENVELOPE(-46.050,-46.050,-60.600,-60.600) New Bedford ENVELOPE(-61.250,-61.250,-73.367,-73.367) Southampton Island ENVELOPE(-84.501,-84.501,64.463,64.463) The Schooner ENVELOPE(-55.665,-55.665,49.617,49.617) |
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An Inuit man identified as Melichi [Meliki], poses in front of a sailcloth backdrop, probably on board the whaling schooner Era, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canada, January 1904. Infrastructure Lifestyle Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo 31, # 78. Melichi died on Southampton Island during the winter of 1909-1910. 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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Comer, George (Creator) |
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Seated Inuit man, Melichi [Meliki), Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Seated Inuit man, Melichi [Meliki), Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Seated Inuit man, Melichi [Meliki), Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Seated Inuit man, Melichi [Meliki), Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Seated Inuit man, Melichi [Meliki), Hudson Bay, Canada |
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seated inuit man, melichi [meliki), hudson bay, canada |
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Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport |
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1904 |
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East Haddam (Conn.) New London (Conn.) |
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ENVELOPE(-67.150,-67.150,-66.467,-66.467) ENVELOPE(-88.766,-88.766,63.967,63.967) ENVELOPE(-46.050,-46.050,-60.600,-60.600) ENVELOPE(-61.250,-61.250,-73.367,-73.367) ENVELOPE(-84.501,-84.501,64.463,64.463) ENVELOPE(-55.665,-55.665,49.617,49.617) |
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Arctic Bedford Canada Cape Fullerton Hudson Hudson Bay Monroe New Bedford Southampton Island The Schooner |
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Arctic Bedford Canada Cape Fullerton Hudson Hudson Bay Monroe New Bedford Southampton Island The Schooner |
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Arctic Hudson Bay inuit Southampton Island |
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Arctic Hudson Bay inuit Southampton Island |
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Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5413 Accession number: 1963.1767.42 local: ms_m169029.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5413 |
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Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. |
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