Photographs of a fish cannery, Bellingham, Washington

Photographs of a fish cannery, Bellingham, Washington, 1955

Overview of the Collection

Title: Photographs of a fish cannery, Bellingham, Washington
Dates: 1955 (inclusive)
19551955
Quantity: 18 photographs (1 folder)
Collection Number: PH1575
Summary: Photographs of workers and operation at a fish cannery in Bellingham, Washington
Repository: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions: Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Languages: English

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Pacific American Fisheries, Inc., one of the world's major salmon canning operations, operated on Puget Sound and in Alaska between 1899 and 1965, with headquarters in Bellingham, Washington. As one of the world's largest processors of Pacific salmon, PAF claimed a global market and had operations of regional, national, and even international significance. These photographs contain images of cannery workers on the docks, on the Pankof , and in the factory, preparing cans of salmon for distribution. Some photograph pages have two images on one page.

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Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.

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Acquisition Information

Source: Fairlook Antiques, February 18, 2017.

Processing Note

Processed by Courtney Sprague, 2018; Melody Smith, 2019.

Accessioned as PH2018-004.

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Container(s)		Description	Dates

Box/Folder	item
1/1	1a	Two workers guiding pallet of packaged salmon cans hoisted by pulleys	1955?
1/1	1b	Workers placing packaged salmon cans into cargo hold of boat	1955?
1/1	2a	Worker standing on dock among fishing nets	1955?
1/1	2b	Pankof and other boats at the Pacific American Fisheries dock	1955?
1/1	3a-3b	Workers on dock hanging a kerosene lamp to a post near Pankof boat	1955?
1/1	4a-4b	Workers untying Pankofto embark from the dock	1955?
1/1	5a-5b	The Pankof pulling small barge loaded with lumber	1955?

Box/Folder	item
1/2	6a	Worker lying on dock	1955?
1/2	6b	Worker standing over box of bowls	1955?
1/2	7a-7b	Workers sitting and resting on dock	1955?
1/2	8a	Woman walking down ramp with building in background	1955?
1/2	8b	Workers in water-resistant coats and hats cleaning cannery floor	1955?

Box/Folder	item
1/3	9	Blackboard titled Cannery Information	August 27, 1955
1/3	10a-10b	Workers operating cannery machinery	1955?
1/3	11a-11b	Workers building boxes on assembly line machine	1955?
1/3	12	Canning machine	1955?
1/3	13a-13b	Workers hoisting pallet of cans off assembly line	1955?
1/3	14a	Workers operating can pallet pulley with can organizing equipment in background	1955?
1/3	14b	Worker checking clock on cannery floor	1955?
1/3	15	Workers flipping over can organizing equipment	1955?
1/3	16	Stacks of salmon cans in warehouse	1955?
1/3	17	Workers moving stack of salmon cans	1955?
1/3	18a	Space between cannery and warehouse with pallets stacked on a wall	1955?
1/3	18b	Workers using forklift to transport stack of salmon cans off track	1955?

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