Inuit woman carrying pack, with dogs, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic
View of an Inuit woman traveling, carrying a pack and accompanied by two well-laden dogs, Hudson Bay, ca. 1897-1912. Lifestyle Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo #208. Taken by Captain George Comer (1858-1937), a sealer and whaling captain from E...
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Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport
1897
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5468 |
| Summary: | View of an Inuit woman traveling, carrying a pack and accompanied by two well-laden dogs, Hudson Bay, ca. 1897-1912. Lifestyle Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo #208. 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, including the Era. Comer participated in voyages involved in polar expeditions and was noted for his studies of Arctic peoples and their environment. |
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