Inuit with dogs and sleds next to whaling schooner Era, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic
View of a group of Inuit with sleds and dogs, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic. The whaling schooner Era can be seen in the background. Identified as "Natives ready to start on a [sic] expedition to Wager River, Jan. 25, 1904." Infrastructure Lifestyle Livelihood Title supplied...
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ftconnecticstlib:oai:oai:collections.ctdigitalarchive.org:70002_5432 2023-05-15T14:48:17+02:00 Inuit with dogs and sleds next to whaling schooner Era, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic Comer, George (Creator) East Haddam (Conn.) 1904 image/tiff http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5432 unknown Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5432 Accession number: 1963.1767.72 local: ms_m169100.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5432 Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. Inuit Dogs Schooners Whaling ships Sailing ships Ships Era (Schooner) StillImage photographs 1904 ftconnecticstlib 2019-06-14T11:12:17Z View of a group of Inuit with sleds and dogs, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic. The whaling schooner Era can be seen in the background. Identified as "Natives ready to start on a [sic] expedition to Wager River, Jan. 25, 1904." Infrastructure Lifestyle Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo #66, #21. The number 21 is etched into lower right of emulsion on plate. 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 and John O. Spicer. Captain George Comer of East Haddam served on her as mate under Captain Spicer. Comer was later master of the Era for several Arctic voyages out of New Bedford, 1895-1906. She was wrecked off Miquelon Island, July 27, 1906. Citation: Captain George Comer and the Arctic / by Fred Calabretta in The Log of Mystic Seaport, Winter 1984, p. 118-131, and from For oil and buggy whips / by Barnard L. Colby, p. 178-182. 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. Comer's journal dates this event one day earlier; January 24, 1904. Still Image Arctic Hudson Bay inuit Connecticut Digital Archive Arctic Bedford ENVELOPE(-67.150,-67.150,-66.467,-66.467) 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) The Schooner ENVELOPE(-55.665,-55.665,49.617,49.617) |
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View of a group of Inuit with sleds and dogs, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic. The whaling schooner Era can be seen in the background. Identified as "Natives ready to start on a [sic] expedition to Wager River, Jan. 25, 1904." Infrastructure Lifestyle Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo #66, #21. The number 21 is etched into lower right of emulsion on plate. 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 and John O. Spicer. Captain George Comer of East Haddam served on her as mate under Captain Spicer. Comer was later master of the Era for several Arctic voyages out of New Bedford, 1895-1906. She was wrecked off Miquelon Island, July 27, 1906. Citation: Captain George Comer and the Arctic / by Fred Calabretta in The Log of Mystic Seaport, Winter 1984, p. 118-131, and from For oil and buggy whips / by Barnard L. Colby, p. 178-182. 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. Comer's journal dates this event one day earlier; January 24, 1904. |
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Comer, George (Creator) |
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Inuit with dogs and sleds next to whaling schooner Era, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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Inuit with dogs and sleds next to whaling schooner Era, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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Inuit with dogs and sleds next to whaling schooner Era, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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Inuit with dogs and sleds next to whaling schooner Era, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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Inuit with dogs and sleds next to whaling schooner Era, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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inuit with dogs and sleds next to whaling schooner era, cape fullerton, hudson bay, canadian arctic |
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Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport |
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1904 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5432 |
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East Haddam (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(-55.665,-55.665,49.617,49.617) |
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Arctic Bedford Cape Fullerton Hudson Hudson Bay Monroe New Bedford The Schooner |
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Arctic Bedford Cape Fullerton Hudson Hudson Bay Monroe New Bedford The Schooner |
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Arctic Hudson Bay inuit |
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Arctic Hudson Bay inuit |
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Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5432 Accession number: 1963.1767.72 local: ms_m169100.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5432 |
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Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. |
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