Inuit boy (Tom Luce) on board whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic
An Inuit boy identified as Little Tom Luce poses on board the whaling schooner Era in Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic, ca. 1897-1905. He appears to be standing on a box. Infrastructure Lifestyle Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo 192, #107. Number 10...
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ftconnecticstlib:oai:oai:collections.ctdigitalarchive.org:70002_5524 2023-05-15T14:51:41+02:00 Inuit boy (Tom Luce) on board whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic Comer, George (Creator) East Haddam (Conn.) New London (Conn.) 1897 - 1905 image/tiff http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5524 unknown Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5524 Accession number: 1963.1767.214 local: ms_m169374.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5524 Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. Inuit children Whaling ships Schooners Ships Era (Schooner) StillImage photographs 1897 ftconnecticstlib 2019-06-14T11:28:01Z An Inuit boy identified as Little Tom Luce poses on board the whaling schooner Era in Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic, ca. 1897-1905. He appears to be standing on a box. Infrastructure Lifestyle Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo 192, #107. Number 107 is etched into emulsion on lower part of plate. The boy was named after the owner of the whaling schooner Era. 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, including the Era, 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) 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 children Whaling ships Schooners Ships Era (Schooner) Comer, George (Creator) Inuit boy (Tom Luce) on board whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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An Inuit boy identified as Little Tom Luce poses on board the whaling schooner Era in Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic, ca. 1897-1905. He appears to be standing on a box. Infrastructure Lifestyle Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo 192, #107. Number 107 is etched into emulsion on lower part of plate. The boy was named after the owner of the whaling schooner Era. 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, including the Era, 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 boy (Tom Luce) on board whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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Inuit boy (Tom Luce) on board whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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Inuit boy (Tom Luce) on board whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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Inuit boy (Tom Luce) on board whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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Inuit boy (Tom Luce) on board whaling schooner Era, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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inuit boy (tom luce) on board whaling schooner era, hudson bay, canadian arctic |
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Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport |
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1897 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5524 |
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East Haddam (Conn.) New London (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 Hudson Hudson Bay Monroe New Bedford The Schooner |
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Arctic Bedford 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 70002:5524 Accession number: 1963.1767.214 local: ms_m169374.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5524 |
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Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. |
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