Whaling schooner Era cutting in a whale, Hudson Bay, Canada

Starboard view of the whaling schooner Era cutting in a whale, Hudson Bay, Canada, ca. 1897-1905. Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo 212. The number 3 is etched into emulsion near bottom of plate. Taken by Captain George...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Comer, George (Creator)
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport 1897
Subjects:
Whales
Whaling
Whaling ships
Schooners
Sailing ships
Ships
Era (Schooner)
Arctic
Bedford
Canada
Hudson
Hudson Bay
New Bedford
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5518
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Summary:Starboard view of the whaling schooner Era cutting in a whale, Hudson Bay, Canada, ca. 1897-1905. Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo 212. The number 3 is etched into emulsion near bottom of plate. 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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