Inuit group on trading visit to whaling schooner ERA, Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic, February 27, 1901

glass negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
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Comer, George
Canada, Hudson Bay; Canada, Nunavut, Cape Fullerton
1901-02-27
glass
4 x 5 in.

Glass negative by Capt. George Comer, taken at Cape Fullerton, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic, February 27, 1901. Depicts party of Inuit prepared to return home, having traveled for over one month and over 200 miles (leaving their families) to trade with the whalers. They are identified as belonging to the country southwest of Chesterfield Inlet. A sled and dogs can be seen in the foreground. The whaling schooner ERA is partially visible in the background. Identification on original envelope: Photo #8, #61

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