Sod and whale bone dwelling, Southampton Island, Hudson Bay, Canada

View of a ruined dwelling constructed of sod, bone and stone, Southampton Island, Hudson Bay, Canada, June 1905. Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. Taken by Captain George Comer (1858-1937), a sealer and whaling captain from East Haddam. He went to sea while still in his teens an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Comer, George (Creator), Lockwood, F.C. (Creator)
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: Ownership Statement: Mystic Seaport 1905
Subjects:
Whaling
Dwellings
Arctic
Bedford
Brooklyn
Canada
Hudson
Hudson Bay
Lockwood
New Bedford
Southampton Island
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:5571
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Summary:View of a ruined dwelling constructed of sod, bone and stone, Southampton Island, Hudson Bay, Canada, June 1905. Infrastructure Livelihood Title supplied by cataloger. 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.

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