Ippaktuq Tasseok (""Harry"") and other Inuit in snow house, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canada

A group of Aivilik Inuit pose inside a snow house, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canada, March 1905. The man second from the right with the beard is identified as ""Harry"" (Ippaktuq Tasseok). Several children are among the group. Lifestyle Infrastructure Title supplied by cataloge...

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Main Authors: Comer, George (Creator), Lockwood, F.C. (Creator)
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport 1905
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5567
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Summary:A group of Aivilik Inuit pose inside a snow house, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canada, March 1905. The man second from the right with the beard is identified as ""Harry"" (Ippaktuq Tasseok). Several children are among the group. Lifestyle Infrastructure Title supplied by cataloger. Harry is referred to in the North as Comer's [Captain George Comer] ""mate,"" and was the leader of a group of Iglulik Inuit known as the Aivilik or Aivillingmiut. These Inuit of the west coast region of Hudson Bay were closely associated with 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. Slide prepared by F.C. Lockwood of Brooklyn, New York, from an original photograph by Captain George Comer. Slide was used by Comer to illustrate lectures about his Arctic and seafaring experiences.