Whaling schooner Era in winter quarters, Hudson Bay, Canada
Starboard view of the whaling schooner Era in winter quarters, Hudson Bay, Canada, ca. 1897-1905. Another schooner can be seen in the left background. Environment Infrastructure Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo # 17. The schooner Era was built...
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ftconnecticstlib:oai:oai:collections.ctdigitalarchive.org:70002_5553 2023-05-15T15:04:35+02:00 Whaling schooner Era in winter quarters, Hudson Bay, Canada Comer, George (Creator) East Haddam (Conn.) New London (Conn.) 1897 - 1905 image/tiff http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5553 unknown Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5553 Accession number: 1963.1767.231 local: ms_m169395.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5553 Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. Whaling ships Schooners Sailing ships Ships Era (Schooner) StillImage photographs 1897 ftconnecticstlib 2019-06-14T11:27:12Z Starboard view of the whaling schooner Era in winter quarters, Hudson Bay, Canada, ca. 1897-1905. Another schooner can be seen in the left background. Environment Infrastructure Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo # 17. 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 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 Connecticut Digital Archive Arctic Bedford ENVELOPE(-67.150,-67.150,-66.467,-66.467) Canada 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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Starboard view of the whaling schooner Era in winter quarters, Hudson Bay, Canada, ca. 1897-1905. Another schooner can be seen in the left background. Environment Infrastructure Title supplied by cataloger. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo # 17. 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 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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Whaling schooner Era in winter quarters, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaling schooner Era in winter quarters, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaling schooner Era in winter quarters, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaling schooner Era in winter quarters, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaling schooner Era in winter quarters, Hudson Bay, Canada |
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whaling schooner era in winter quarters, hudson bay, canada |
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Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport |
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1897 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5553 |
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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 Canada Hudson Hudson Bay Monroe New Bedford The Schooner |
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Arctic Bedford Canada Hudson Hudson Bay Monroe New Bedford The Schooner |
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Arctic Hudson Bay |
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Arctic Hudson Bay |
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Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5553 Accession number: 1963.1767.231 local: ms_m169395.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5553 |
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Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. |
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