Inuit and American crew of whaling schooner Era with whaleboats and gear, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic
A group of Inuit and whaling crew members stand outdoors at Hudson Bay in the Canadian Arctic, ca. 1897-1905. Whaleboats (some covered) and whaling gear are also visible. Some of the Inuit wear clothing identified as obtained from the Americans. Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger....
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ftconnecticstlib:oai:oai:collections.ctdigitalarchive.org:70002_5548 2023-05-15T14:45:35+02:00 Inuit and American crew of whaling schooner Era with whaleboats and gear, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic Comer, George (Creator) East Haddam New London (Conn.) 1897 - 1905 image/tiff http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5548 unknown Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5548 Accession number: 1963.1767.228 local: ms_m169392.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5548 Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. Whaling Inuit Whalers (Persons) Whaleboats Boats and boating Era (Schooner) StillImage photographs 1897 ftconnecticstlib 2019-06-14T11:42:27Z A group of Inuit and whaling crew members stand outdoors at Hudson Bay in the Canadian Arctic, ca. 1897-1905. Whaleboats (some covered) and whaling gear are also visible. Some of the Inuit wear clothing identified as obtained from the Americans. Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo # 8. 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 and John O. Spicer. Captain George Comer of East Haddam served on her as mate under Captain Spicer. Comer was later master of the Era for several Arctic voyages out of New Bedford, 1895-1906. She was wrecked off Miquelon Island, July 27, 1906. Citation: Captain George Comer and the Arctic / by Fred Calabretta in The Log of Mystic Seaport, Winter 1984, p. 118-131, and from For oil and buggy whips / by Barnard L. Colby, p. 178-182. 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 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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Whaling Inuit Whalers (Persons) Whaleboats Boats and boating Era (Schooner) |
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Whaling Inuit Whalers (Persons) Whaleboats Boats and boating Era (Schooner) Comer, George (Creator) Inuit and American crew of whaling schooner Era with whaleboats and gear, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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Whaling Inuit Whalers (Persons) Whaleboats Boats and boating Era (Schooner) |
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A group of Inuit and whaling crew members stand outdoors at Hudson Bay in the Canadian Arctic, ca. 1897-1905. Whaleboats (some covered) and whaling gear are also visible. Some of the Inuit wear clothing identified as obtained from the Americans. Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo # 8. 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 and John O. Spicer. Captain George Comer of East Haddam served on her as mate under Captain Spicer. Comer was later master of the Era for several Arctic voyages out of New Bedford, 1895-1906. She was wrecked off Miquelon Island, July 27, 1906. Citation: Captain George Comer and the Arctic / by Fred Calabretta in The Log of Mystic Seaport, Winter 1984, p. 118-131, and from For oil and buggy whips / by Barnard L. Colby, p. 178-182. 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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Comer, George (Creator) |
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Inuit and American crew of whaling schooner Era with whaleboats and gear, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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Inuit and American crew of whaling schooner Era with whaleboats and gear, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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Inuit and American crew of whaling schooner Era with whaleboats and gear, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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Inuit and American crew of whaling schooner Era with whaleboats and gear, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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Inuit and American crew of whaling schooner Era with whaleboats and gear, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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inuit and american crew of whaling schooner era with whaleboats and gear, 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/11134/70002:5548 |
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East Haddam 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 70002:5548 Accession number: 1963.1767.228 local: ms_m169392.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5548 |
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Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. |
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