Inuit couple in deckhouse of whaling schooner, Hudson Bay, Canada
An Inuit man and woman in traditional dress are seated inside the deckhouse on board the whaling schooner Era or A.T. Gifford, ca. 1897-1912. Lifestyle Livelihood Infrastructure Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo # 6. The schooner Era was built i...
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ftconnecticstlib:oai:oai:collections.ctdigitalarchive.org:70002_5505 2023-05-15T14:56:10+02:00 Inuit couple in deckhouse of whaling schooner, Hudson Bay, Canada Comer, George (Creator) East Haddam (Conn.) 1897 - 1912 image/tiff http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5505 unknown Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5505 Accession number: 1963.1767.224 local: ms_m169175.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5505 Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. Inuit Whaling StillImage photographs 1897 ftconnecticstlib 2019-06-14T11:45:17Z An Inuit man and woman in traditional dress are seated inside the deckhouse on board the whaling schooner Era or A.T. Gifford, ca. 1897-1912. Lifestyle Livelihood Infrastructure Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo # 6. The schooner Era was built in 1847 at Boston, Massachusetts. She was a New London whaling vessel until her last voyage out of that port in 1892; her masters included James Monroe Buddington, John O. Spicer, and George Comer. She was wrecked off Miquelon Island, July 27, 1906. 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 inuit Connecticut Digital Archive Arctic Bedford ENVELOPE(-67.150,-67.150,-66.467,-66.467) Canada Hudson Hudson Bay Monroe ENVELOPE(-46.050,-46.050,-60.600,-60.600) 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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Inuit Whaling Comer, George (Creator) Inuit couple in deckhouse of whaling schooner, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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An Inuit man and woman in traditional dress are seated inside the deckhouse on board the whaling schooner Era or A.T. Gifford, ca. 1897-1912. Lifestyle Livelihood Infrastructure Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo # 6. The schooner Era was built in 1847 at Boston, Massachusetts. She was a New London whaling vessel until her last voyage out of that port in 1892; her masters included James Monroe Buddington, John O. Spicer, and George Comer. She was wrecked off Miquelon Island, July 27, 1906. 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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Comer, George (Creator) |
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Comer, George (Creator) |
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Inuit couple in deckhouse of whaling schooner, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Inuit couple in deckhouse of whaling schooner, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Inuit couple in deckhouse of whaling schooner, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Inuit couple in deckhouse of whaling schooner, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Inuit couple in deckhouse of whaling schooner, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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inuit couple in deckhouse of whaling schooner, hudson bay, canada |
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Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport |
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1897 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5505 |
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East Haddam (Conn.) |
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ENVELOPE(-67.150,-67.150,-66.467,-66.467) ENVELOPE(-46.050,-46.050,-60.600,-60.600) 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 Monroe New Bedford The Schooner |
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Arctic Bedford Canada Hudson Hudson Bay Monroe New Bedford The Schooner |
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Arctic Hudson Bay inuit |
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Arctic Hudson Bay inuit |
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Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5505 Accession number: 1963.1767.224 local: ms_m169175.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5505 |
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Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. |
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