Stands for Inuit skin boats, to keep them dry and away from their dogs, Southampton Island, Hudson Bay, June 1905

lantern slide

PHOTOGRAPHS - LANTERN SLIDES
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Lockwood, Ferris C.; Comer, George (Captain)
Canada, Nunavut, Southampton Island
1905-06
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3-1/4 x 4 in.

Lantern slide prepared by F.C. Lockwood of Brooklyn, N.Y. from an original photograph by Capt. George Comer. Used by Comer to illustrate lectures about his Arctic and seafaring experiences. Stone piles used as stands for Inuit skin boats, to keep them dry and away from their dogs. Photographed on Southampton Island, Hudson Bay, June 1905.

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