Comer, George
Variant namesBiographical notes:
Whaling and sealing master and U.S. naval officer, of East Haddam, Conn.; operated primarily out of New Bedford, Mass., and New London, Conn., sailing vessels to the Antarctic and Arctic regions (ca. 1875-1919); in addition to normal activities as shipmaster, recorded notes on Eskimo life, took photographs, and collected artifacts which he then contributed to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
From the description of George Comer collection, 1883-1938. (Mystic Seaport Museum, G W Blunt White Library). WorldCat record id: 47728012
Whaler and sealer, explorer and ethnologist; studied under the tutelage of Franz Boas.
From the description of [Journals and notebooks] [microform]. 1875-1916. (American Museum of Natural History). WorldCat record id: 14954127
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Subjects:
- Eskimos
- George B. Cluett (Schooner)
- Indians of North America
- Sealing
- Tides
- Voyages and travels
- World War, 1914-1918
- Whalers' writings, American
- Whaling
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Places:
- Arctic regions (as recorded)
- Greenland--Etah (as recorded)
- East Haddam (Conn.) (as recorded)
- Antarctica (as recorded)
- New London (Conn.) (as recorded)
- New Bedford (Mass.) (as recorded)
- Arctic regions (as recorded)
- Hudson Bay (as recorded)
