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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ftconnecticstlib:oai:oai:collections.ctdigitalarchive.org:70002_5504 2023-05-15T14:59:28+02:00 Three Inuit with bowhead whale carcass, Hudson Bay, Canada Comer, George (Creator) East Haddam (Conn.) 1897 - 1912 image/tiff http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5504 unknown Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5504 Accession number: 1963.1767.221 local: ms_m169169.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5504 Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. Inuit Whaling Whales StillImage photographs 1897 ftconnecticstlib 2019-06-14T11:10:53Z 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. Still Image Arctic bowhead whale Hudson Bay inuit 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) |
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Inuit Whaling Whales |
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Inuit Whaling Whales Comer, George (Creator) Three Inuit with bowhead whale carcass, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Inuit Whaling Whales |
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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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Comer, George (Creator) |
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Comer, George (Creator) |
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Comer, George (Creator) |
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Three Inuit with bowhead whale carcass, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Three Inuit with bowhead whale carcass, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Three Inuit with bowhead whale carcass, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Three Inuit with bowhead whale carcass, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Three Inuit with bowhead whale carcass, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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three inuit with bowhead whale carcass, hudson bay, canada |
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Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport |
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1897 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5504 |
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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) |
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Arctic Bedford Canada Hudson Hudson Bay New Bedford |
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Arctic Bedford Canada Hudson Hudson Bay 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 70002:5504 Accession number: 1963.1767.221 local: ms_m169169.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5504 |
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Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. |
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