Inuit men (making lines from hide), Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic
A group of Inuit men are working outdoors, probably making lines from hide, in Hudson Bay, ca. 1897-1912. Lifestyle Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger.Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo 121.Taken by Captain George Comer (1858-1937), a sealer and whaling ca...
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Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport
1897
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5536 |
| Summary: | A group of Inuit men are working outdoors, probably making lines from hide, in Hudson Bay, ca. 1897-1912. Lifestyle Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger.Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo 121.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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