Whaling schooner A.T. Gifford in winter quarters, Hudson Bay, Canada
View of the whaling schooner A.T. Gifford in winter quarters, west coast of Hudson Bay, Canada, ca. 1907-1912. People can be seen around the vessel, which appears to be banked with snow. Environment Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies...
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ftconnecticstlib:oai:oai:collections.ctdigitalarchive.org:70002_5477 2023-05-15T14:53:58+02:00 Whaling schooner A.T. Gifford in winter quarters, Hudson Bay, Canada Comer, George (Creator) East Haddam (Conn.) 1907 - 1912 image/tiff http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5477 unknown Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5477 Accession number: 1963.1767.241 local: ms_m169444.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5477 Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. Whaling ships Schooners Sailing ships Ships A.T. Gifford (Schooner) StillImage photographs 1907 ftconnecticstlib 2019-06-14T11:34:39Z View of the whaling schooner A.T. Gifford in winter quarters, west coast of Hudson Bay, Canada, ca. 1907-1912. People can be seen around the vessel, which appears to be banked with snow. Environment Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo # 23. The schooner A.T. Gifford was built in 1883 at Essex, Massachusetts. George Comer was her master during one of his Arctic voyages in which he mapped areas in the Hudson Bay area. 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 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) The Schooner ENVELOPE(-55.665,-55.665,49.617,49.617) |
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View of the whaling schooner A.T. Gifford in winter quarters, west coast of Hudson Bay, Canada, ca. 1907-1912. People can be seen around the vessel, which appears to be banked with snow. Environment Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo # 23. The schooner A.T. Gifford was built in 1883 at Essex, Massachusetts. George Comer was her master during one of his Arctic voyages in which he mapped areas in the Hudson Bay area. 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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Whaling schooner A.T. Gifford in winter quarters, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaling schooner A.T. Gifford in winter quarters, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaling schooner A.T. Gifford in winter quarters, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaling schooner A.T. Gifford in winter quarters, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaling schooner A.T. Gifford in winter quarters, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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whaling schooner a.t. gifford in winter quarters, hudson bay, canada |
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Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport |
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1907 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5477 |
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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(-55.665,-55.665,49.617,49.617) |
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Arctic Bedford Canada Hudson Hudson Bay New Bedford The Schooner |
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Arctic Bedford Canada Hudson Hudson Bay New Bedford The Schooner |
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Arctic Hudson Bay |
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Arctic Hudson Bay |
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Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5477 Accession number: 1963.1767.241 local: ms_m169444.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5477 |
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Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. |
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