Inuit group with sled, Cape Fullerton or Repulse Bay, Hudson Bay, Canadian Arctic, February 27, 1901

glass negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
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Comer, George (Capt.)
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, February 27,1901. Depicts a group of five Inuit standing behind sled. Original caption is as follows: "A party of natives who have come 200 miles to trade. They have been one month coming, having left their families. They have remained with us 3 days and are now preparing to return. Their country is southwest of Chesterfield Inlet. I have taken plaster casts of their faces." Information from original envelope identifies this as photo 161, # 62. The number 62 is etched into plate.

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1963.1767.192