| Summary: | An Aivilik Inuit man identified as Ben is fishing at Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, December 20, 1900. He is sitting on a block of ice with what appears to be a pole in his hands; the surface on which the block sits also appears to be ice. Lifestyle Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo #87, #28. Number 28 is etched into the emulsion on the lower part of the plate. The Aivilik (or Aivillingmiut) are a group of Iglulik Inuit. These Inuit of the west coast region of Hudson Bay were closely associated with Captain George Comer and the American whalers for many years. 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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