Whaling schooner A.T. Gifford in winter quarters, west coast of Hudson Bay, Canada
Starboard bow view of the whaling schooner A.T. Gifford in winter quarters, west coast of Hudson Bay, Canada. Caribou antlers can be seen on the vessel's bowsprit. Livelihood Infrastructure Title supplied by cataloger. The schooner A.T. Gifford was built in 1883 at Essex, Massachusetts. George...
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ftconnecticstlib:oai:oai:collections.ctdigitalarchive.org:70002_5569 2023-05-15T14:49:34+02:00 Whaling schooner A.T. Gifford in winter quarters, west coast of Hudson Bay, Canada Comer, George (Creator) American Museum of Natural History (Creator) East Haddam (Conn.) 1907 - 1912 image/tiff http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5569 unknown Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport Source Note: Comer Collection 70002:5569 Accession number: 1966.339.79 local: ms_m181589.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5569 Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. Whaling ships Schooners Ships A.T. Gifford (Schooner) StillImage photographs 1907 ftconnecticstlib 2019-06-14T11:38:16Z Starboard bow view of the whaling schooner A.T. Gifford in winter quarters, west coast of Hudson Bay, Canada. Caribou antlers can be seen on the vessel's bowsprit. Livelihood Infrastructure Title supplied by cataloger. The schooner A.T. Gifford was built in 1883 at Essex, Massachusetts. George Comer was her master during one of his Arctic voyages in which he mapped areas in the Hudson Bay area. 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 also participated in voyages involved in polar expeditions and was noted for his studies of Arctic peoples and their environment. Slide prepared by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, from an original photograph by Captain George Comer. Slide was used by Comer to illustrate lectures about his Arctic and seafaring experiences. Still Image Arctic Hudson Bay Connecticut Digital Archive Arctic Bedford ENVELOPE(-67.150,-67.150,-66.467,-66.467) Canada Hudson Hudson Bay 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 bow view of the whaling schooner A.T. Gifford in winter quarters, west coast of Hudson Bay, Canada. Caribou antlers can be seen on the vessel's bowsprit. Livelihood Infrastructure Title supplied by cataloger. The schooner A.T. Gifford was built in 1883 at Essex, Massachusetts. George Comer was her master during one of his Arctic voyages in which he mapped areas in the Hudson Bay area. 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 also participated in voyages involved in polar expeditions and was noted for his studies of Arctic peoples and their environment. Slide prepared by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, from an original photograph by Captain George Comer. Slide was used by Comer to illustrate lectures about his Arctic and seafaring experiences. |
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Comer, George (Creator) American Museum of Natural History (Creator) |
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Comer, George (Creator) American Museum of Natural History (Creator) |
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Comer, George (Creator) |
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Whaling schooner A.T. Gifford in winter quarters, west coast of Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaling schooner A.T. Gifford in winter quarters, west coast of Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaling schooner A.T. Gifford in winter quarters, west coast of Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaling schooner A.T. Gifford in winter quarters, west coast of Hudson Bay, Canada |
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Whaling schooner A.T. Gifford in winter quarters, west coast of Hudson Bay, Canada |
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whaling schooner a.t. gifford in winter quarters, west coast of hudson bay, canada |
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Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport |
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1907 |
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East Haddam (Conn.) |
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ENVELOPE(-67.150,-67.150,-66.467,-66.467) 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 New Bedford The Schooner |
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Arctic Bedford Canada Hudson Hudson Bay 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 70002:5569 Accession number: 1966.339.79 local: ms_m181589.tif http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5569 |
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Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Photography Department, Mystic Seaport, Mystic. |
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