Comer, George N. (George Nixon), -1877

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Ship's captain.

Comer was captain of a whaling ship and collector of ethnographic artifacts of Hudson Bay Eskimos for the American Museum of Natural History. He lived from 1858 to 1937.

From the description of Journals, 1875-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155511614

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referencedIn Era (Schooner). Logbook, 1895 June 25-1899 Oct. 3. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
creatorOf Comer, George. Papers, 1905-1985. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Charles Colgate (Schooner). Log/journal, 1883 June 11-1884 Apr. 18 [microform]. Nantucket Hist Association
referencedIn Era (Schooner). Logbook of schooner Era, 1897 June 29-1899 Sept. 21. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
referencedIn Era (Schooner). Logbook, 1900 June 30-1902 Oct. 9. Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library
creatorOf Journals, 1875-1916. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
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associatedWith Charles Colgate (Schooner) corporateBody
associatedWith Crocker Land Expedition (1913-1917) corporateBody
associatedWith Eber, Dorothy. person
associatedWith Era (Schooner) corporateBody
associatedWith Gault, Webster T. person
associatedWith Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Hudson Bay
Greenland
Hudson Bay
Arctic regions
New York (State)--New York
Arctic regions
Subject
Arctic peoples
Eskimos
Ethnological museums and collections
Ethnology
Excavations (Archaeology)
Indians of North America
Scientific expeditions
Whaling
Whaling
Whaling ships
Occupation
Shipmasters
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Death 1877

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