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Title: Crewmembers removing baleen from beached bowhead whale, Hudson Bay, 1897-1912 Accession Number: 1966.339.52 Category: PHOTOGRAPHS - LANTERN SLIDES Type: lantern slide Maker: Comer, George (Captain) Place: Canada Date: 1897-1912 Materials: glass Description: Lantern slide prepared by F.C. Lockwood of Brooklyn, NY, from an original photograph by Capt. George Comer. Used by Comer to illustrate lectures about his Arctic and seafaring experiences. Depicts crewmembers of whaling schooner ERA or A.T. GIFFORD removing baleen from a beached bowhead whale. Photo taken west coast of Hudson Bay, ca. 1897-1912.

Mystic Seaport Image ID m181407    Information regarding reproductions