Whale head being hoisted over side of whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canada
View of a portion of a bowhead whale head, with baleen clearly visible, alongside the whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canada, ca. 1897-1905. Scene is described as "whale head being hoisted over side of vessel." Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Information from origi...
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ftconnecticstlib:oai:oai:collections.ctdigitalarchive.org:70002_5512 2023-05-15T15:05:11+02:00 Whale head being hoisted over side of whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canada Comer, George (Creator) East Haddam (Conn.) 1897 - 1905 image/tiff http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5512 unknown Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5512 Accession number: 1963.1767.114 local: ms_m169199.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5512 Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. Whales Whaling Whaling ships Schooners Sailing ships Ships Era (Schooner) StillImage photographs 1897 ftconnecticstlib 2019-06-14T11:36:23Z View of a portion of a bowhead whale head, with baleen clearly visible, alongside the whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canada, ca. 1897-1905. Scene is described as "whale head being hoisted over side of vessel." Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo # 118. Number 7 is etched into emulsion on lower part of plate. 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. 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 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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Whales Whaling Whaling ships Schooners Sailing ships Ships Era (Schooner) Comer, George (Creator) Whale head being hoisted over side of whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whales Whaling Whaling ships Schooners Sailing ships Ships Era (Schooner) |
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View of a portion of a bowhead whale head, with baleen clearly visible, alongside the whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canada, ca. 1897-1905. Scene is described as "whale head being hoisted over side of vessel." Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo # 118. Number 7 is etched into emulsion on lower part of plate. 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. 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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Whale head being hoisted over side of whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whale head being hoisted over side of whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canada |
title_full |
Whale head being hoisted over side of whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whale head being hoisted over side of whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whale head being hoisted over side of whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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whale head being hoisted over side of whaling schooner era, 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(-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 bowhead whale Hudson Bay |
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Arctic bowhead whale Hudson Bay |
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Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5512 Accession number: 1963.1767.114 local: ms_m169199.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5512 |
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Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. |
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