Inuit using a bow drill with flint tip, west coast Hudson Bay, 1897-1912

glass negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
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Comer, George (Capt.)
Canada, Hudson Bay
1897-1912
glass
5 x 4 in.

Glass negative by Capt. George Comer, taken on west coast of Hudson Bay, 1897-1912. Depicts an unidentified Inuit using a bow drill with flint tip. Information from original envelope identifies this as Photo 94. Identical to 1966.339.71. Appears very similar to 1963.1767.131; a child is partly visible in the tent opening.


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1963.1767.129

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