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George Comer collection [graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Collection

Date:

1889-1912.

Reference:

R16136-0-9-E

Type of material:

Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

5100722

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George Comer collection
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Collection includes:

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Date(s):

1889-1912.

Place of creation:

Nunavut

Added country of publication:

Massachusetts

Extent:

15 photographs : b&w negatives ; 10 x 13 cm.
3 photographs : b&w prints ; 20.3 x 25.4 cm.

Language of material:

English

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The collection consists of copies of photographs documenting the activities of Captain George Comer and others on board the whaling schooner "Era", and Inuit he met while sailing in and around Hudson Bay.

Provenance:

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Mystic Seaport Inc. and The Whaling Museum

Additional name(s):

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Era (Whaler)

Finding aid:

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(No finding aid) (not applicable)

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Custodial history:

Copies (direct duplicate negatives and prints) received from The Whaling Museum, New Bedford, Mass. USA, and from The Mystic Seasport Inc., Mystic Conn. USA, from their collections of George Comer original photographs.

Location of originals note:

Original glass negatives from accession no. 1977-077 are held by the Mystic Seaport Museum, Connecticut, U.S.A., Original b&w prints from accession no. 1976-252 are held by The Whaling Museum, New Bedford, Mass., U.S.A.

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1976-252 NPC
1977-077 NPC

Other accession no.:

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1976-252 NPC
1977-077 NPC
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [COMER, GEORGE 1977-077] 3604

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [COMER, GEORGE 1976-252] 5033

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: George Comer / George Comer collection / Library and Archives Canada / ecopy number.
Copyright: Expired.
Restrictions on use: No reproductions allowed without the authorization of Mystic Seaport, Inc., Mystic, Conn. USA, or The Whaling Museum, New Bedford, Mass., USA

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