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Edgar Bowring tuant un blanchon, 1927
Edgar Bowring tuant un blanchon, 1927
Edgar Bowring tuant un blanchon, 1927

Gelatin silver print

Edgar Bowring killing a whitecoat seal, 1927
Photographer (1887-1941)
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
Date 1927
Medium / Technique Silver salts on paper mounted on paper
Gelatin silver process
Dimensions8.3 x 13.4 cm
Origin Canada
Object NumberMP-1984.126.2.91
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase

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Edgar Bowring killing a whitecoat seal, 1926-1927, copied in 1970-1980
Edgar Bowring killing a whitecoat seal, 1926-1927, copied in 1970-1980
Captain George E. Mack
Copied in 1970-1980
MP-1984.130.211
Mr. Cook, stores keeper on S. S. Nascopie, with whitecoat seal, 1927
Mr. Cook, stores keeper on S. S. Nascopie, with whitecoat seal, 1927
Captain George E. Mack
1927
MP-0000.597.225
The death of a whitecoat seal, 1927
The death of a whitecoat seal, 1927
Captain George E. Mack
1927
MP-1984.126.2.101
The coveted whitecoat seal, S. S. Nascopie in background, 1926-1927
The coveted whitecoat seal, S. S. Nascopie in background, 1926-1927
Captain George E. Mack
1926-1927
MP-1984.126.2.68
Mr. Jack Cook, stores keeper on S. S. Nascopie, with whitecoat seal, 1927
Mr. Jack Cook, stores keeper on S. S. Nascopie, with whitecoat seal, 1927
Captain George E. Mack
1927
MP-1984.126.2.75
The death of a whitecoat seal, 1927, copied in 1970-1980
The death of a whitecoat seal, 1927, copied in 1970-1980
Captain George E. Mack
Copied in 1970-1980
MP-1984.130.201
Mr. Jack Cook, stores keeper on S. S. Nascopie, with whitecoat seal, 1927, copied in 1970-1980
Mr. Jack Cook, stores keeper on S. S. Nascopie, with whitecoat seal, 1927, copied in 1970-1980
Captain George E. Mack
Copied in 1970-1980
MP-1984.130.203
S. S. Nascopie in ice, whitecoat seal pup in foreground, 1927(?)
S. S. Nascopie in ice, whitecoat seal pup in foreground, 1927(?)
Captain George E. Mack
1927?
MP-0000.597.12
The death of a whitecoat, 1927
The death of a whitecoat, 1927
Captain George E. Mack
1927
MP-0000.597.220
Captain Mack towing a seal, Edgar Bowring at left and Eng. W. Black at back, 1927
Captain Mack towing a seal, Edgar Bowring at left and Eng. W. Black at back, 1927
Frederick W. Berchem
1927
MP-1984.126.2.98
Captain Mack towing a seal, Edgar Bowring at left and Eng. W. Black at back, 1927, copied in 1970-1980
Captain Mack towing a seal, Edgar Bowring at left and Eng. W. Black at back, 1927, copied in 1970-1980
Frederick W. Berchem
Copied in 1970-1980
MP-1984.130.202
Stropping up seals, seal hunt, 1926-1927
Stropping up seals, seal hunt, 1926-1927
Captain George E. Mack
1926-1927
MP-1984.126.2.96

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