Inuit with flint bone cutter outside skin tent, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic
An Inuit man is seated in front of skin tent at Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic, ca. 1897-1912. Scene is described as a ""native using a flint bone cutter."" Infrastructure Lifestyle Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Such tents provided shelter for the Inuit during summer. Info...
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ftconnecticstlib:oai:oai:collections.ctdigitalarchive.org:70002_5555 2023-05-15T14:47:00+02:00 Inuit with flint bone cutter outside skin tent, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic Comer, George (Creator) East Haddam (Conn.) 1897 - 1912 image/tiff http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5555 unknown Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5555 Accession number: 1963.1767.131 local: ms_m169236.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5555 Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. Inuit Tents Dwellings Tools StillImage photographs 1897 ftconnecticstlib 2019-06-14T11:12:17Z An Inuit man is seated in front of skin tent at Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic, ca. 1897-1912. Scene is described as a ""native using a flint bone cutter."" Infrastructure Lifestyle Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Such tents provided shelter for the Inuit during summer. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo 101. A number which appears to be 54 is etched into emulsion on lower part of plate. 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) Flint ENVELOPE(-65.417,-65.417,-67.333,-67.333) Hudson Hudson Bay New Bedford ENVELOPE(-61.250,-61.250,-73.367,-73.367) |
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Inuit Tents Dwellings Tools Comer, George (Creator) Inuit with flint bone cutter outside skin tent, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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An Inuit man is seated in front of skin tent at Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic, ca. 1897-1912. Scene is described as a ""native using a flint bone cutter."" Infrastructure Lifestyle Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Such tents provided shelter for the Inuit during summer. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo 101. A number which appears to be 54 is etched into emulsion on lower part of plate. 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 with flint bone cutter outside skin tent, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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Inuit with flint bone cutter outside skin tent, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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Inuit with flint bone cutter outside skin tent, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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Inuit with flint bone cutter outside skin tent, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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Inuit with flint bone cutter outside skin tent, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic |
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inuit with flint bone cutter outside skin tent, 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/11134/70002:5555 |
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East Haddam (Conn.) |
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ENVELOPE(-67.150,-67.150,-66.467,-66.467) ENVELOPE(-65.417,-65.417,-67.333,-67.333) ENVELOPE(-61.250,-61.250,-73.367,-73.367) |
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Arctic Bedford Flint Hudson Hudson Bay New Bedford |
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Arctic Bedford Flint Hudson Hudson Bay New Bedford |
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Arctic Hudson Bay inuit |
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Arctic Hudson Bay inuit |
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Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5555 Accession number: 1963.1767.131 local: ms_m169236.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5555 |
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Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. |
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