Three Inuit with bowhead whale carcass, Hudson Bay, Canada
Three Inuit men stand outside next to a bowhead whale carcass at Hudson Bay, Canada, ca. 1897-1912. They are identified as engaged in ""cutting whale steaks."" Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as # 99. Taken by Captain Geo...
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Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport
1897
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5504 |
| Summary: | Three Inuit men stand outside next to a bowhead whale carcass at Hudson Bay, Canada, ca. 1897-1912. They are identified as engaged in ""cutting whale steaks."" Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as # 99. 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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