Whaleboats towing bowhead whale, west coast of Hudson Bay, Canada
View of two whaleboats under sail towing a harpooned bowhead whale, west coast of Hudson Bay, Canada. Inuit crew members are among those on board the boats. Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Taken by Captain George Comer (1858-1937), a sealer and whaling captain from East Haddam...
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ftconnecticstlib:oai:oai:collections.ctdigitalarchive.org:70002_5487 2023-05-15T14:52:45+02:00 Whaleboats towing bowhead whale, west coast of Hudson Bay, Canada Comer, George (Creator) Lockwood, F.C. (Creator) East Haddam (Conn.) 1897 - 1912 image/tiff http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5487 unknown Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5487 Accession number: 1966.339.34 local: ms_m177605.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5487 Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. Whaling Whales Whalers (Persons) Whaleboats Boats and boating Inuit StillImage photographs 1897 ftconnecticstlib 2019-06-14T11:17:45Z View of two whaleboats under sail towing a harpooned bowhead whale, west coast of Hudson Bay, Canada. Inuit crew members are among those on board the boats. Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. 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. Slide prepared by F.C. Lockwood of Brooklyn, New York, from an original photograph by Captain George Comer. Slide was used by Comer to illustrate lectures about his Arctic and seafaring experiences. Still Image Arctic bowhead whale Hudson Bay inuit Connecticut Digital Archive Arctic Bedford ENVELOPE(-67.150,-67.150,-66.467,-66.467) Brooklyn ENVELOPE(-62.083,-62.083,-64.650,-64.650) Canada Hudson Hudson Bay Lockwood ENVELOPE(167.400,167.400,-84.150,-84.150) New Bedford ENVELOPE(-61.250,-61.250,-73.367,-73.367) |
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View of two whaleboats under sail towing a harpooned bowhead whale, west coast of Hudson Bay, Canada. Inuit crew members are among those on board the boats. Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. 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. Slide prepared by F.C. Lockwood of Brooklyn, New York, from an original photograph by Captain George Comer. Slide was used by Comer to illustrate lectures about his Arctic and seafaring experiences. |
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Comer, George (Creator) Lockwood, F.C. (Creator) |
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Comer, George (Creator) Lockwood, F.C. (Creator) |
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Comer, George (Creator) |
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Whaleboats towing bowhead whale, west coast of Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaleboats towing bowhead whale, west coast of Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaleboats towing bowhead whale, west coast of Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaleboats towing bowhead whale, west coast of Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaleboats towing bowhead whale, west coast of Hudson Bay, Canada |
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whaleboats towing bowhead whale, west coast of hudson bay, canada |
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Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport |
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1897 |
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East Haddam (Conn.) |
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ENVELOPE(-67.150,-67.150,-66.467,-66.467) ENVELOPE(-62.083,-62.083,-64.650,-64.650) ENVELOPE(167.400,167.400,-84.150,-84.150) ENVELOPE(-61.250,-61.250,-73.367,-73.367) |
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Arctic Bedford Brooklyn Canada Hudson Hudson Bay Lockwood New Bedford |
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Arctic Bedford Brooklyn Canada Hudson Hudson Bay Lockwood New Bedford |
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Arctic bowhead whale Hudson Bay inuit |
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Arctic bowhead whale Hudson Bay inuit |
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Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5487 Accession number: 1966.339.34 local: ms_m177605.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5487 |
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Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. |
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