Whaling schooner Era being outfitted (Fairhaven, Massachusetts), 1897-1903

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Photograph from the collection of Captain George Comer (1858-1937) of East Haddam, Connecticut. Two images on the same sheet depicting the whaling schooner ERA. Comer was master of the ERA from 1897-1906. Crewmembers appear to be loading stores in the top image. Lower image may show the vessel's owner onboard prior to the ERA's departure for a whaling voyage to Hudson Bay. Probably taken at Fairhaven, Massachusetts, ca. 1897-1903.