Guy V. Graham Libby McNeill & Libby photograph collection, 1880s-1950s

Overview of the Collection

Photographer
Graham, Guy V., 1893-1976
Title
Guy V. Graham Libby McNeill & Libby photograph collection
Dates
1880s-1950s (inclusive)
Quantity
565 photographs (513 prints, 51 scans of negatives)
120 negatives
Collection Number
PH1033
Summary
Photographs of Guy V. Graham & Libby McNeill Libby
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 is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.

In the 1980s, four boxes were identified as belonging to the Guy Graham collection. However, only three of the four are accounted for, the fourth box being oversized and listed as missing.

Request at UW

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Guy Graham was born on September 23, 1893. He was first hired by Libby, McNeill & Libby in 1913 as a cannery helper. During his career with Libby, McNeill & Libby he was a draughtsman, District Superintendent, General Superintendent and became the Vice President of the salmon division in 1941.He retired after 41 years with Libby, McNeill & Libby, and died in 1976.

By the 1940s, Libby, McNeill & Libby was one of the largest producers of salmon canning operations in the United States. The Libby fleet included the ship Abner Coburn , the barks George Curtis , Oriental , and W.B. Flint , the schooners Henry Wilson , and Salvator , the motor ships W.F. Burrows , and Libby Maine , the steamers George F. Haller and North Star , and the power schooner Expansion . On average, it produced 700,000 cases of canned salmon annually. Libby canneries were located at Egegik, Ekuk, Libbyville, Koggiung, Egushik, Nushagak, Kenai, Yakutat, and Ketchikan.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Chiefly photographs of cannery operations at Libby, McNeill & Libby Cannery in Alaska. Also includes photographs of various locales in Alaska and Washington State.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Preservation Note

In the 1980s, four boxes were identified as belonging to the Guy Graham collection. However, only three of the four are accounted for, the fourth box being oversized and listed as missing.

Processing Note

Processed by Marion Brown, 2012; Heather Robbins, 2013. Updated by Maureen Hogan, 2020.

Photos transferred from the Guy V. Graham Papers (Accession # 1104-001) in 2009.

Separated Materials

Written record and history of Libby, McNeill & Libby and publications by the Libby organization have been removed and are now with Manuscript Services.

Bibliography

Young, Isabel N. The Story of Salmon. American Can Company:New York, 1934.

Libby, McNeill & Libby Libby's Fancy Red Alaska Salmon: Packed in Alaska.n.p., n.d..

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Libby, McNeill & Libby canneriesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Bristol Bay
box:oversize item
XH7 1 between 1918 and 1959?
Box
1 2a-b between 1913 and 1959?
1 3a-b
Possibly worker housing
between 1918 and 1959?
1 4a-b
Collapsed dock
between 1918 and 1959?
1 5
Rocks between two beached scows
between 1918 and 1959?
1 6 between 1918 and 1959?
1 7
Three beached scows
between 1918 and 1959?
1 8a-b between 1918 and 1959?
1 9 between 1918 and 1959?
1 10
Ship towing a barge
between 1918 and 1959?
1 11 between 1918 and 1959?
1 12 between 1918 and 1959?
1 13 between 1918 and 1959?
1 14a-b
Fishing scows in distance
between 1918 and 1959?
1 15
Fish on cannery floor
Written on verso: 100,000 fish on floor of a Bristol Bay salmon cannery.
between 1918 and 1959?
1 16
People hauling luggage across the ice to the North Star
Written on photograph: "Rigours of salmon canning in far-flung outposts. Belatedly leaving a Bristol Bay cannery.Written on verso: "This happened several years ago at one of Libby's canneries. Koggiung beach, October 17th 1915.
October 17, 1915
1 17
Men on the dock
between 1940 and 1949?
1 18a-b between 1940 and 1949?
1 19
Towing sailing fishing boats to ground
between 1950 and 1959?
1 20a
Aerial over land towards buildings
July 1954
1 20b
Man standing on a seaplane
between 1918 and 1959?
Craig
In 1929 the Craig cannery was bought from the Seacoast Packing Co. The plants at Klawock, Karheen and Craig were consolidated into Craig in 1930. The main cannery at Craig burned in 1957.
Box item
1 21
Aerial view of the west coast of the Prince of Wales Island, near Craig
between 1929 and 1957?
1 22
Man walking along a dock at Craig
Written on verso: Where boats stored for winter.
between 1929 and 1957?
1 23 between 1929 and 1957?
1 24
Man standing next to wall of machinery
between 1929 and 1957?
1 25
Machine belt
between 1929 and 1957?
1 26a-c
Cannery machinery
between 1929 and 1957?
1 27 between 1929 and 1957?
1 28
Bridge over river
Written on verso: Craig water supply for cannery.
between 1929 and 1957?
1 29
Boys looking out over dam
Written on verso: Dam for water supply.
between 1929 and 1957?
1 30a-b
View over a rocky beach towards water
between 1929 and 1957?
1 31a-e
Pipeline running through plants
between 1929 and 1957?
1 32
House in Craig with a man on the front porch
between 1929 and 1957?
1 33a-b
The dock at Craig
Written on verso: Craig, Alaska. After 1935 when cannery built. Second from left was cookhouse/offices. Still standing 2008. Left--no longer there 2006. 1957--main cannery burned.
between 1935 and 1940?
1 34
Libby 1, Libby 2, and Libby 3 docked at Craig
Written on verso: Craig, Alaska 1942. Purse seine boats on the ways. Ways built 1940. Libby McNeill & Libby "The Libby Scanner" Office managers Dept. Union Stock Yards.
1942
Ekuk
The Ekuk cannery was located along the Nushagak River, in Bristol Bay, Alaska. It was purchased from the North Alaska Salmon Company in 1915. It was closed in consolidation in 1954 with PAF Dillingham.
Box item
1 35
Church
Possibly the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America.
between 1915 and 1954?
1 36 between 1915 and 1954?
1 37 between 1915 and 1954?
1 38
Men working to move fish from one machine to another
between 1915 and 1954?
1 39a-c between 1915 and 1954?
1 40 between 1915 and 1954?
1 41 between 1915 and 1954?
1 42 between 1915 and 1954?
1 43 between 1915 and 1954?
1 44 between 1915 and 1954?
1 45 between 1915 and 1954?
1 46 between 1915 and 1954?
1 47
Fishing boats on the water leaving the dock
between 1915 and 1954?
1 48 between 1930 and 1949?
George Inlet
Built in 1913, the George Inlet cannery was leased circa 1926 and purchased in 1928. Closed in 1958, it reopened in 1996 as a historic landmark, with guided tours of the early cannery operations and equipment.
Box item
1 49a-b
George Inlet viewed from water
Written on verso of item a: Main cannery, George Inlet. 1st leased by Libby 1927.
between 1913 and 1958?
1 50a-b
Dock
Written on verso of item a: Dock at George Inlet. Currently, a tourist attraction for Cape Fox Native Corp.
between 1913 and 1958?
1 51
Bunkhouse
between 1913 and 1958?
1 52
Superintendent and other employee housing
Written on verso: Supt and other housing, George Inlet.
between 1913 and 1958?
1 53
Bridge and pipeline
Written on verso: Water supply, George Inlet. From Whitmon Creek.
between 1913 and 1958?
1 54
Possibly refrigeration unit
between 1913 and 1958?
Kenai
The property at Kenai River was purchased in 1911. The cannery was built there in 1912. In 1921, there was a fire and the original cannery burnt to the ground. Libby, McNeill & Libby built a new plant nearby in 1922.
Box item
1 55
View of mountains and sea
between 1911 and 1959?
1 56a-b between 1912 and 1959?
1 57
Dry docked boat
between 1912 and 1959?
1 58
number not used
1 59 between 1912 and 1959?
1 60 between 1912 and 1959?
1 61
number not used
1 62
Train car and packages
between 1918 and 1959?
1 63
Fish elevator and boats at dock
Written on verso: Kenai, Alaska 1945. House scow and Charlotte B loading out salmon to steamer. Loading dock at high tide.
1945
1 64
Processing table
between 1918 and 1959?
1 65
Holding container
between 1918 and 1959?
1 66 between 1918 and 1959?
1 67 between 1918 and 1959?
1 68 between 1918 and 1959?
1 69 between 1918 and 1959?
1 70
Docked boats
between 1918 and 1959?
1 71
Men constructing a barge
Item 72 not used.
between 1918 and 1959?
1 73 between 1918 and 1959?
1 74 between 1918 and 1942?
1 75 between 1918 and 1959?
1 76 between 1918 and 1959?
1 77 between 1930 and 1959?
1 78 between 1930 and 1959?
1 79 between 1930 and 1959?
1 80a-b
Building
between 1940 and 1949?
1 81
Men and trucks outside a building
between 1940 and 1949?
1 82
Four men outside a building, possibly the mess house
between 1940 and 1949?
1 83 between 1940 and 1949?
1 84
Dishes stacked on tables inside mess house
between 1940 and 1949?
1 85 between 1940 and 1949?
1 86 between 1940 and 1949?
1 87
Two men and a truck on the dock
between 1940 and 1949?
1 88
Possibly a native worker with crutches sitting outside
between 1940 and 1949?
1 89a-b
Superintendent J.A. Torwick's house
Written on verso of item a: Kenai, Alaska 1942. Supt's Home. J.A. Torwick- Supt.
1942
1 90
Three men and a boy near a truck on the beach
Written on verso: Kenai, Alaska 1942. Pick up truck used to haul fish to the cannery from set-netters. Left to right: native boy, George miller, old-time set-netter, trapper, etc., J.A. Torwick, Supt. Conner Gale, Truck Driver.
1942
1 91
Six men on the ship Charlotte B
Written on verso: Kenai, Alaska 1945. Cannery Tender Charlotte B en route to Anchorage for scow load of coal. Capt Dick Allen (upper right) Engineer Ed Gunderson (Upper left) cook and deck hand below.
1945
1 92
Men on ship Flyer Seattle
Written on verso: Kenai, Alaska 1945. Cannery Tender Flyer unloading fish at dock.
1945
1 93
Three men on the ship Ermine
Written on verso: Kenai, Alaska 1945. Left to Right, Supt. A. R. Pearmain, Capt. John Sandwick, Engineer George Ritz.
1945
1 94
Ralph Butler in the radio room
Written on verso: Kenai, Alaska. Radio room. Radio operator, Ralph Butler.
1945
1 95a-d
Fish elevator and tender
Written on verso of item a: Kenai, Alaska 1945. Fish elevator and tender New Sunset at dock. Dock at high-tide.
1945
1 96
View along the beach towards the dock
Written on verso: Kenai, Alaska 1945. Dock and waterfront at low tide showing gridirons and "Power scow Ermine"
1945
1 97
Tanks and buildings
Written on verso: Kenai, Alaska 1945. Mess house, Women's bunkhouse, oil tanks, water tanks, cannery, store and office building.
1945
Rasmussen photos of Kenai cannery
Captain Rasmussen came to Kenai and served as Assistant Superintendent in 1917. In 1918 he became the Superintendent of the Kenai plant and remained so until 1936.
Box item
1 98
Pile driver in the water
Written on verso: A piledriver driving a fish trap in Cook Inlet.
between 1918 and 1959?
1 99 between 1918 and 1959?
1 100
Ships pulled up a cannery docks. Buildings and water towers behind
Written on verso: The new Kenai cannery built in 1922.
between 1922 and 1959?
1 101
Ship towing a scow
Written on verso: Towing a scow load of salmon out of the Kenai River for shipping to Seattle.
between 1918 and 1959?
1 102
Three men at the store counter
Written on verso: The old store at Kenai Cannery. (Note the old lanterns on the top shelf).
between 1918 and 1959?
1 103
Man posing with a dead brown bear
Written on verso: A native shot a brown bear below the Supt's house on the bank of the Kenai River.
between 1918 and 1959?
1 104a-c
Cannery buildings and pier
Written on verso: The old cannery at Kenai. Built in 1912, burned in 1921.
between 1912 and 1921?
1 105
Ship Willard B.
Written on verso: Willard B. anchored in southeastern Alaska, 1913.
1913
1 106
Man and a boy on a boat. Building in the distance
Written on verso: The original salt house built by Russian soldiers. Washed out in 1918.
1918?
1 107
Dogsled
Written on verso: Arriving at the Kenai Cannery in 1918. The River was frozen from ½ mile inside the mouth.
1918
Klawock
Box item
1 108 between 1918 and 1959?
Koggiung
Koggiung is located on the Kvichak River, in Bristol Bay, Alaska. The Koggiung plant was purchased in 1913. It caught fire in 1915, just a few days before the canning season began. It was rebuilt and remained in operation until 1957.
Box item
1 109
View from shore out to fishing fleet
between 1913 and 1957?
1 110 between 1913 and 1957?
1 111a-d between 1913 and 1957?
1 112
Koggiung from the beach
between 1913 and 1957?
1 113a-b between 1913 and 1957?
1 114a-c
Possibly Superintendent's house
between 1913 and 1957?
1 115
Water or oil towers
between 1913 and 1957?
1 116
View up boardwalk to buildings
between 1913 and 1957?
1 117
Cannery worker living quarters
Libby, McNeill & Libby (photographer)
Written on verso: Cannery workers living quarters at Koggiung, Alaska.
between 1913 and 1957?
1 118 between 1913 and 1957?
1 119
Long building with covered walkway
between 1913 and 1957?
1 120 between 1913 and 1957?
1 121 between 1913 and 1957?
1 122
Men on a floating structure
between 1913 and 1957?
1 123 between 1913 and 1957?
1 124a-b between 1913 and 1957?
1 125 between 1913 and 1957?
1 126 between 1930 and 1957?
1 127
Motor in a covered shed
between 1913 and 1957?
1 128a-d between 1940 and 1957?
1 129
Beams and supports
between 1913 and 1957?
1 130a-j between 1913 and 1957?
1 131
Two buildings
between 1913 and 1957?
1 132 between 1913 and 1957?
1 133
Docked sailboats, with ship and scow behind
Written on photograph: Waterfront, Koggiung.
between 1913 and 1957?
1 134
Fleet of boats and scow on river
Written on photograph: Starting out.
between 1913 and 1957?
1 135 between 1913 and 1957?
1 136 between 1913 and 1957?
1 137a-d
Landscape views of Koggiung
between 1913 and 1957?
1 138
Building with two smokestacks
between 1913 and 1957?
1 139
Conveyor belt leading to wooden building
between 1913 and 1957?
1 140
Cannery from seaplane or boat
between 1913 and 1957?
1 141
Cannery buildings
between 1913 and 1957?
1 142
Local cannery with Alaska Packers Association
Alaska Packers Association, or APA, was a San Francisco based manufacturer of Alaska canned salmon, founded in 1891. APA was well known for operating the "Star Fleet" as late as 1927. The "Star Fleet" was the last fleet of commercial sailing vessels on the West Coast of North America.
between 1913 and 1957?
1 143 between 1913 and 1957?
1 144a-b
Tractor pulling truck on the beach
between 1940 and 1949?
1 145a-d between 1940 and 1949?
1 146
Man packing cans into a box
between 1940 and 1949?
1 147 between 1940 and 1949?
1 148a-b 1940
1 149a-b 1944
1 150a-b
Sailboats on river
Numbers 151-159 not used.
1944
1 160a-c
View across land towards Koggiung cannery
Written on verso of item b: Koggiung, Alaska 1944 (Bristol Bay). Mess house, Hospital, Cold Storage, Guest House, Supply Houses etc.
1944
1 161 1944
1 162a 1944
1 162b 1944
Lake Union, Seattle, WA
The Lake Union property was purchased in 1917. The shipyard there was completed in 1918.
Box item
1 163 between 1918 and 1959?
1 164 between 1918 and 1957?
1 165 between 1918 and 1957?
1 166a-c
Large ships pulled up next to dock
between 1918 and 1957?
1 167
Power scow under construction
between 1918 and 1957?
1 168
Motorboat tied up at dock
between 1918 and 1957?
1 169a-b
Man on motorboat 30 N 783
between 1918 and 1957?
1 170a-b between 1918 and 1957?
1 171
Metal pieces
between 1918 and 1957?
1 172
Seagull on dock in front of boats
between 1918 and 1957?
1 173
Fleet of ships
between 1918 and 1957?
1 174 between 1918 and 1957?
1 175 between 1918 and 1957?
1 176
Docked boats probably at Lake Union
between 1918 and 1957?
1 177
View from docked boat
between 1918 and 1957?
1 178 between 1935 and 1957?
1 179 between 1918 and 1957?
1 180a-g between 1918 and 1957?
1 181 between 1935 and 1957?
1 182
The Libsea docked next to building, probably a Libby's building
between 1918 and 1957?
1 183 between 1940 and 1949?
1 184
Man standing on stairs near boat
between 1940 and 1949?
1 185
Two cars parked on a dock
between 1940 and 1949?
1 186 between 1940 and 1949?
1 187 between 1940 and 1949?
1 188
Shipyard with the David B. visible
Libby, McNeill & Libby (photographer)
Written on verso: Seattle, Wash. 1942. Lake Union yards. Cannery tenders at winter moorings waiting repairs etc.
1942
1 189
Prow of boat under construction
1947
1 190
Man working on aft end of a ship
1947
1 191
Side of a boat under construction
1947
1 192
Docked boats probably at Lake Union
between 1950 and 1959?
1 193 between 1950 and 1959?
1 194 between 1950 and 1959?
1 195a-d August 13, 1955
Libbyville
The Libbyville cannery was purchased from the North Alaska Salmon Company in 1951.
Box item
1 196
View up a road to Libbyville
between 1951 and 1959?
1 197a-b between 1951 and 1959?
1 198
View of Libbyville from across a dammed stream
between 1951 and 1959?
1 199 between 1951 and 1959?
1 200 between 1951 and 1959?
1 201
View up the beach toward the Libbyville pier
between 1951 and 1959?
1 202a-b between 1951 and 1959?
1 203
Barrels behind buildings
between 1951 and 1959?
1 204 between 1951 and 1959?
1 205
Stacked wood and barrels outside a building
between 1951 and 1959?
1 206
Building under construction
between 1951 and 1959?
1 207 between 1951 and 1959?
1 208 between 1951 and 1959?
1 209
Electrical and water lines leading to Libbyville
between 1951 and 1959?
1 210a-c between 1951 and 1959?
1 211
Building and covered space
between 1951 and 1959?
1 212
Construction of a wooden road with buildings and water tower in background
between 1951 and 1959?
1 213
Building under construction near three water towers
between 1951 and 1959?
1 214 between 1951 and 1959?
1 215
Stacked barrels near building
between 1951 and 1959?
1 216a-d between 1951 and 1959?
1 217 between 1951 and 1959?
1 218a-b between 1951 and 1959?
1 219a-b between 1951 and 1959?
1 220 between 1951 and 1959?
1 221 between 1951 and 1959?
1 222 between 1951 and 1959?
1 223a-b between 1951 and 1959?
1 224 between 1951 and 1959?
1 225a-b between 1951 and 1959?
1 226
Chute
between 1951 and 1959?
1 227a-d between 1951 and 1959?
1 228 between 1951 and 1959?
1 229
Machinery outside a building
between 1951 and 1959?
1 230 between 1951 and 1959?
1 231
Ships on water
between 1951 and 1959?
Moser Bay
The Moser Bay plant was purchased in 1946.
Box item
1 232 between 1946 and 1959?
1 233 between 1946 and 1970?
1 234a-d
Machinery
between 1946 and 1970?
Taku Harbor
The Taku plant was purchased in 1918. It was destroyed by a fire in 1932 and had to be rebuilt the following year.
Box item
1 235a-b between 1918 and 1959?
1 236a-c between 1918 and 1959?
1 237
Taku warehouse and pier
between 1918 and 1959?
1 238
Taku pier and pilings
between 1918 and 1959?
1 239 between 1918 and 1959?
1 240
Man standing on the pier in front of the stock room and other buildings
between 1918 and 1959?
1 241
Three men resting in a boat alongside the pier
between 1918 and 1959?
1 242
Stacks of drums, wire and pallets
Written on verso: Gasoline stacked outside cannery building.
between 1918 and 1959?
1 243
Man walking by stacks of wire rolls
Written on verso: Wire for traps.
between 1918 and 1959?
1 244
Building with frame work for pier or boardwalk outside
between 1918 and 1959?
1 245
Man standing on boardwalk with people on porch of building behind him
Written on photograph: Ex-Taku to Geo. Inlet
between 1918 and 1959?
1 246
Building and boardwalk along beach
between 1918 and 1959?
1 247 between 1918 and 1959?
1 248
Buildings with flagpole
between 1918 and 1959?
1 249
House and boats
Written on verso: Taku Harbor, Alaska 1943. Supt's house. A. N. Minand, Spt. Southeastern Alaska.
1943
1 250
A small bear in a wash tub
Written on verso: A Saturday night bath in Taku.
between 1940 and 1949?
1 251
Buildings and fences on hillside
between 1943 and 1944?
1 252a-b
Buildings on hillside
Written on verso of item a: Native housing.
between 1943 and 1944?
1 253
Rolls of wire on dock
Written on verso: wire for making fish traps.
between 1943 and 1944?
1 254a-c
Wooden framing and buildings
Written on verso of item c: Winter storage for scows.
between 1943 and 1944?
1 255
Dock and buildings
Sign reads: Seaplane float keep clear.
between 1943 and 1944?
1 256 between 1943 and 1944?
1 257 between 1943 and 1944?
1 258
Man playing with small dog
Written on verso: Taku Harbor, Alaska 1944. Supt. A. N. Minand and "Prince". Supt's home in background. Southeastern Alaska.
between 1943 and 1944
1 259 between 1943 and 1944?
1 260
Ship at sea
Possibly the Roedda .
between 1943 and 1944?
1 261
Docks and ships
Written on verso: Looking out toward Steven's Passage.
between 1943 and 1944?
1 262
Docks and boats
between 1943 and 1944?
1 263
Men tending a net in front of Libby's building
Written on verso: Taku Harbor, Alaska 1944. Preparing "pot" for floating fish trap. Southeastern Alaska.
between 1943 and 1944
1 264
Men unloading fish into a hold
Written on verso: Unloading halibut.
between 1943 and 1944?
1 265
Men unloading net into carts
Written on verso: Unloading halibut.
between 1943 and 1944?
1 266
Man pushing cart across dock
between 1943 and 1944?
1 267 between 1943 and 1944?
1 268 between 1943 and 1944?
1 269
Pier
Written on verso: Unpowered scow in foreground.
between 1943 and 1944?
1 270a-g between 1943 and 1944?
1 271
Radio controls and typewriter
Written on verso: Radio shack.
between 1943 and 1944?
1 272
Jitney
between 1943 and 1944?
1 273
Side of the pier with boats at the dock
Written on verso: Taku Harbor, Alaska 1944. S.S. Aleutian , Alaska Steamship Co. Loading out salmon and cannery crew. Southeastern Alaska.
1944
1 274
Men on ship Roedda
Written on verso: Fish tenders.
1944
1 275
Ships Roedda and Moira
Written on verso: Taku Harbor, Alaska 1944. Cannery tender "Roedda" and "Moira" tied at the dock. Southeastern Alaska.
1944
Yakutat
Built in 1905 by Stimson, the Yakutat plant was purchased by Libby, McNeill & Libby in 1913. It was operated by LM&L until 1951, at which point it was purchased by the Bellingham Canning Company of Bellingham, Washington.
Box item
1 276
People standing on grassy bank and dock
Written on photograph: At Situk Landing, Yakutat, Alaska
between 1913 and 1951?
1 277 between 1913 and 1951?
1 278
Garments and hats displayed on a wall
Written on photograph: These articles made by sewing class. Yakutat, Alaska 1917.
1917
1 279
Garments, cradles, birdhouses and books displayed on a wall
1917?
1 280 1917?
1 281
Group of people with musical instruments in a decorated hall
Written on verso: Native band at Yakutat.
between 1920 and 1939?
1 282
The General W. Gorgas
The General Gorgas was built in 1902. Libby McNeill and Libby purchased from Panama Railroad Co. in 1926. It was sold in 1930.
between 1926 and 1930?
1 283 October 2, 1928
1 284 between 1930 and 1939?
1 285 between 1930 and 1939?
1 286 between 1930 and 1939?
1 287
Group of people sitting on a boat
between 1930 and 1939?
1 288
People outside buildings on a hillside
between 1930 and 1939?
1 289a-b between 1930 and 1939?
1 290
Mountains viewed from water
between 1930 and 1939?
1 291
Fishing camp with boats pulled on shore of Situk River
Written on verso: Near Yakutat. Railroad brought fish to cannery.
between 1930 and 1939?
1 292
Rocks and driftwood in front of trees
Written on verso: Outside Pacific Ocean beach near Yakutat.
between 1930 and 1939?
1 293
A hill with rocks at the base
between 1930 and 1939?
1 294
Man swimming
between 1930 and 1939?
1 295
Men digging in snow
between 1930 and 1939?
1 296a-c
Men digging a road
Written on verso of item b: Extending railroad bed.
between 1930 and 1939?
1 297 between 1930 and 1939?
1 298
Men in two boats
between 1930 and 1939?
1 299a-d between 1930 and 1939?
1 300 between 1930 and 1939?
1 301 between 1930 and 1939?
1 302
View across the beach where a large ship and a boat are docked
between 1930 and 1939?
1 303
Docked ships in Yakutat and ships anchored in the bay
between 1930 and 1939?
1 304
Small boats in the harbor
between 1930 and 1939?
1 305
Large ship off the coast
between 1930 and 1939?
1 306
A small ship towing a string of boats
Written on verso: Towing river skiffs to dry bay or Situk Rivers.
between 1930 and 1939?
1 307 between 1930 and 1939?
1 308
Men near a row of four boats on shore
Written on verso: Fishermen Situk River.
between 1930 and 1939?
1 309
Rowboats in the bay
between 1930 and 1939?
1 310 between 1930 and 1939?
1 311
Unmotorized boat hauling fishing scow
between 1930 and 1939?
1 312
Man rowing out to a ship
between 1930 and 1939?
1 313 between 1930 and 1939?
1 314
Scow at the Yakutat dock
between 1930 and 1939?
1 315 between 1930 and 1939?
1 316
Row of rowboats on dock with cannery buildings in background
between 1930 and 1939?
1 317
Two boats anchored at sea
Front reads: Launch Nellie B. anchored in Harbor. Knight Island, Yakutat, Alaska.
between 1930 and 1939?
1 318
Two boats in the harbor
between 1930 and 1939?
1 319
Beached ship
between 1930 and 1939?
1 320 between 1930 and 1939?
1 321
The St. David listing over to one side
Written on photograph: Barge St. David . Wrecked. Ocean Cape, Yakutat, Alaska
between 1930 and 1939?
1 322
People near a Yakutat & Southern Rail Road train
The railroad was used to haul materials to and from the Yakutat cannery. Between 1940 and 1941, the U.S. Government used it to haul materials while constructing a nearby airfield and garrison.
between 1930 and 1939?
1 323
View over a Yakutat & Southern Rail Road train, and stacks of barrels
between 1930 and 1939?
1 324
Yakutat & Southern Rail Road train hauling boats on dock
between 1930 and 1939?
1 325a-b between 1930 and 1939?
1 326
Horses fording a river
between 1930 and 1939?
1 327
Men watching a group of blue fox
Written on photograph: A happy family of blue fox taking lunch. W.H. Dugdell's fox farm. Yakutat, Alaska
between 1930 and 1939?
1 328a-b
View over rooftops towards bay
Written on verso of item a: Looking out to bay from Cannery. Yakutat.
April 28, 1932
1 329
Two men swimming and a man in a row boat
Written on photograph: Swimming race. July 4, 1932,Yakutat.
July 4, 1932
1 330a-e
Alaska-Washington Airways seaplane
Written on verso of item a: Alaska-Washington Airways out of Juneau in Yakutat.
April 28, 1932
1 331a-b
Rowing boats in bay with land in the distance
Front reads: Canoe Race. July 4, 1935. Yakutat, Alaska.
July 4, 1935
1 332 1935?
1 333
The U.S.S. Destroyer and planes at Yakutat
May 21, 1935
1 334
Two fish
Written on verso: Yakutat, Alaska 1944. Coho or silver salmon. Brands in fish can are approximately 6 inch wide. Three fish weighed about 22# or more.
1944
1 334a undated
1 334b undated
Captain Rasmussen photographs of Yakatut
In addition to his photographs of Kenai and the Kenai cannery, Captain Rasmussen, Assistant Superintendent, 1917, and Superintendent, 1918, of the Kenai plant, also captured Yakatut.
Box item
1 335
Men on a dock on the Situk River
Written on verso: From Situk River (Yakutat Operation).
between 1918 and 1959?
1 336
Yakutat and Southern Railroad engine pulled up next to building
Written on verso: From Situk River (Yakutat Operation).
between 1918 and 1959?

Libby, McNeill & Libby cannery processReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder item
2/1 337a-f 1953?
Magnetic can stacking equipment
Box item
1 338a-g
Canning process
Series of photos depicts machinery and process used for canning, it is uncertain at which cannery.Written on verso of item a: Loading table and tray in position for loading.
between 1918 and 1959?
Box item
1 339-352
Miscellaneous cannery machinery
Photos of cannery machinery, it is uncertain at which canneries machinery was located.
between 1918 and 1959?
Box/Folder
2/2 353-355
Miscellaneous cannery machinery
Photos of cannery machinery, it is uncertain at which canneries machinery was located.
between 1918 and 1959?

Libby, McNeill & Libby employees and othersReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Guy V. Graham
Box item
1 356 between 1918 and 1959?
Guy Graham at Craig
Box item
1 357
Guy Graham and a man standing in front of a lake
Written on verso: Guy Graham on left.
between 1930 and 1949?
1 358a-b
Guy Graham and another man examining a water barrel in front of a lake
between 1930 and 1949?
1 359
Guy Graham standing in front of a man dipping a stick into water
between 1930 and 1949?
1 360
Guy Graham in front of small waterfall
between 1930 and 1949?
1 361a-b
Guy Graham next to a dark hole in the foliage
between 1930 and 1949?
1 362
Man examining plants
between 1930 and 1949?
1 363
Man examining boards over stream
between 1930 and 1949?
1 364 between 1930 and 1949?
1 365
Guy Graham standing outdoors
between 1930 and 1949?
1 366
Guy Graham and another man walking up dock
between 1930 and 1949?
1 367
Portrait of Guy Graham on seated in rocking chair
between 1930 and 1949?
Box item
1 368
Guy Graham seated on a tractor
between 1940 and 1949?
1 369
Guy Graham holding a life preserver of Libsea of Ketchikan
between 1940 and 1949?
1 370 between 1940 and 1949?
1 371 between 1940 and 1949?
1 372a-g between 1940 and 1949?
1 373 between 1940 and 1949?
Libby, McNeill & Libby employees in offices
Box item
1 374a-b
Woman using office machinery
between 1940 and 1949?
1 375
Woman sorting through mail at an information desk
between 1940 and 1949?
1 376 between 1940 and 1949?
1 377
Man seated at desk with typewriter and open ledger
between 1940 and 1949?
1 378 between 1940 and 1949?
1 379
Woman receiving a check from a man
between 1940 and 1949?
Libby employees identification card portraits
Box/Folder item
2/3 380-406
Unidentified employees of Libby, McNeill & Libby
25 photos with some photographs of the same person.
between 1918 and 1959?
2/3 407a-b between 1918 and 1959?
2/3 408
J.A. Roseagner, captain of ship Abner Coburn
between 1918 and 1959?
People at Libby Salmon Division events
Box/Folder item
2/4 409 between 1918 and 1959?
2/4 410
Men attending a banquet
Webster and StevensSeattle, WA (photograhper)
between 1920 and 1929?
2/4 411
Approximately 27 people sitting at a banquet table
March 1948
2/4 412
Libby Salmon bowling team
Written on photograph: Libby Salmon bowling team 1944-1945 season.From right to left: Allamert, F. Britton, S.M. Mills, R.A. Simpson, and J.F. Hartnett (capt.).
between 1944 and 1945?
2/4 413
Libby employees at a banquet table for Williard Smith and N.V. Kocherger Retirement dinner
Artcraft Studios, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
November 14 or 21, 1952
2/4 414 between 1950 and 1959?
2/4 415a-f
Libby employees at a banquet
Rowland Studios, Seattle, WashingtonRoger Dudley, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
between 1950 and 1959?
Other people possibly related to Libby, McNeill & Libby
Box item
1 416
Portrait of young boy outside
between 1918 and 1959?
1 417 between 1918 and 1959?
1 418
Older man standing on steps outside a building
between 1918 and 1959?
1 419 between 1918 and 1959?
1 420
Two men dancing
between 1918 and 1959?
1 421
Native women and children standing outside probably in front of cannery plant
between 1918 and 1959?
1 422
Man presenting a paper to another man
1942
1 423 between 1940 and 1949?
1 424
Group of men and women
Alfred A. WitterSeattle, WA (photographer)
Written on verso: Hoffer, Graham, McCormick, Jack Wright, McGregor, Burt Campbell.
between 1940 and 1949?
1 425a-b
Three men in suits standing outside a house
between 1940 and 1949?
1 426
Two men in suits standing outside a house
between 1940 and 1949?
1 427 between 1940 and 1949?
1 428
Two men in suit and hats seated and talking on dock
between 1940 and 1949?
1 429
Two men in suit and hats on dock
between 1940 and 1949?
1 430
Two men in caps talking outside a building
between 1940 and 1949?
1 431
Three men standing on a busy dock with a ship in background, two of the men shake hands
between 1940 and 1949?
1 432 between 1940 and 1949?
1 433 between 1940 and 1949?
1 434a-d
Men and women seated in formal attire
Finer Kodak Finishing, Seattle, Washington (photographer)
Written on verso: Hoffer, Goakam, McCormick, Jack Knight, McGregor, Bent Campbell
November 1943
1 435 1944?
1 436
Jack, Lee, and Lindsay Ann Borman seated outdoors
Written on verso: Jack, Lee, and Lindsay Ann Borman, Casablanca, Sept. 1951.
September 1951
Box/Folder
2/5 437
Man at wheel of P.S. Beaver
1950

Transportation related to Libby, McNeill & LibbyReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Airplanes and views from airplanes
Box item
1 438 between 1945 and 1959?
1 439 between 1945 and 1959?
1 440
Glacier water flowing into ocean water
between 1945 and 1959?
1 441
Airplane at Ketchikan
Written on verso: Landed at Annette Island Airfield, PR.
between 1940 and 1949?
1 442
Aerial view over Kodiak
between 1940 and 1949?
1 443 between 1940 and 1949?
1 444
View out over a Pacific Northwest Airlines airplane wing
between 1940 and 1949?
Libby sailing vessels
The majority of ships and boats depicted are associated with Libby, McNeill & Libby Salmon Department. As the photographs are from Guy V. Graham's personal collection, some of the ships and boats do not have a clear association with the Libby organization but are included nonetheless.
Box/Folder item
2/6 445 between 1940 and 1949?
2/6 446
Man climbing the rigging of the docked Muskrat
between 1918 and 1959?
2/6 447 between 1918 and 1959?
2/6 448
Boats Leo and the Mercury at sea
between 1918 and 1959?
2/6 449 between 1918 and 1959?
2/6 450
Boat Mercury in Bristol Bay
between 1918 and 1959?
2/6 451
The fish tender Neptune
The Neptune was sold in 1956.
between 1918 and 1959?
2/6 452a-b
Oriental at sea and docked
The Oriental was launched in 1874, purchased by Libby, McNeill and Libby circa 1916. The company sold the vessel in 1925.
between 1916 and 1925?
2/6 453
The Seal dry docked
Written on verso: The Seal used in Kenai for years. Sold to private party in 1942.
between 1918 and 1942?
2/6 454a-b
The St. Frances
This St. Frances is a later ship not the Libby ship St. Francis that was built in 1882 and ran into rocks at Umik Pass and abandoned in 1917.
between 1918 and 1959?
2/6 455 between 1918 and 1959?
2/6 456
Fishing boat St. Zita
Oceanic Sales Co (photographer)
between 1918 and 1959?
2/6 457
Boat Wafico No. 2
Ray KrantzSeattle, WA (photographer)
Written on verso: Built by Grandy.
between 1918 and 1959?
2/6 458
Captain's bunk in wheel house
between 1918 and 1959?
2/7 459a-d
Ship Abner Coburn at sea
Written on verso of item d: Ship Abner Coburn anchored in Cook Inlet.The Abner Coburn was built 1882. Bought from Port Hideri Packing Co. circa 1913 Burned for metals in 1929 or 1936.
between 1913 and 1936?
2/7 460a-b
Ship W.B. Flint
Bought circa 1913 from Alaska Fishing Packing co. It completed the last voyage from Alaska in 1922. Destroyed circa 1936 and burnt for scrap.
between 1913 and 1922?
2/7 461a-b
Ships Henry Wilson and the S.S. George F. Haller out at sea
between 1916 and 1923?
2/7 462
Ship Henry Wilson
Built 1899 and purchased by Libby, McNeill and Libby circa 1916. Completed last voyage from Alaska in 1923 and was destroyed in 1937.
between 1916 and 1923?
2/7 463
Ship George Curtis at sea
George Curtis was built 1884. First mentioned in 1916. Burned circa 1924
between 1916 and 1924?
2/7 464
Abandoned ship possibly St. Francis on shore
On May 14, 1917, St. Francis, bound for Libby, McNeill, & Libby's northern station at Koggiung from San Francisco with a full cargo of supplies and nearly 250 cannery workers and fishermen, was swept onto the rocky Alaskan shore at Unimak Pass. The vessel and all of its cargo was deemed a total loss.
between 1917 and 1920?
2/7 465 1918?
2/8 466a-d
Boat Expansion outside a Libby, McNeill & Libby office
The power schooner Expansion was purchased circa 1918
1918?
2/8 467a-b 1918?
Libby Maine
Box/Folder item
2/8 468
Wooden dry dock ramp for the Libby Maine
G.M. Standifer Construction Corp
1917
2/8 469a-c
Underside of the Libby Maine in dry dock
between 1917 and 1918?
2/8 470a-b
Propellers of the Libby Maine
between 1917 and 1918?
2/8 471
Ship Libby Maine at sea
The Libby Maine was built circa 1917-1918. Sold and renamed the Ethel Stokel in 1941
between 1918 and 1941?
Box/Folder item
2/9 472
Boat Penguin
Written on photograph: Red Salmon Canning Co. 1937. 7 m.p.h. Built by Maritime Boat Building Co., SeattleWritten on verso: Not Libby. Power Scow. Co. at Naknek in Bristol Bay. Started 1916--Frank B. Peterson pres. 1948 Sold to Wards Cove Pkg.
1937
2/9 473 between 1940 and 1949?
2/9 474
Men standing on deck of the Expansion
between 1940 and 1949?
2/9 475
Men standing on the dock in front of the Charlotte B.
between 1940 and 1949?
2/9 476a-b
Boat Beatrice Ann
Written on verso: "Wheeler ship building and construction co. Anacortis. 17,500.00 Equipped with standing rigging.
between 1940 and 1949?
2/9 477a-c
Boat Ermine of Ketchikan dry docked on the shore
Ray KrantzSeattle, WA (photographer)
Reverse reads: Ermine entered in completed form
1943
2/9 478
Boat Ermine of Ketchikan in harbor
Ray KrantzSeattle, WA (photographer)
1943
2/9 479
Boat North Star
The North Star was built circa 1913. It was sold to Oaksmith in 1949Written on verso: 1944. Leader and rigging scow.
1944
2/9 480
Ship David W. Branch on the water
Written on verso: 1946 sold by Libby-disc. freight and passenger ships.
1946?
2/9 481
Boat Libby No. 6 docked
Reverse reads: 1946-1947 Columbia River Packers. Astoria, Oregon
between 1946 and 1947?
2/9 482a-b
Boat Saturn in harbor
The Saturn was purchased from the U.S. Navy in 1947
1947?
2/10 483
Boat B.B.2 Ketchikan docked near Fremont Bridge, Seattle
Written on verso: "Built by Tripple and Everett.
1948
2/10 484a-b
Boat B.B.3 leaving dock
Written on verso: "Built by Tripple and Everett.
1948
2/10 485
Boat Libby 21
Ray KrantzSeattle, WA (photographer)
Written on verso: built 1949 By Grandy Boat Co.
1949
2/10 486a-e
Interior of the Sunnyvale
1949
2/10 487
Men loading skiff onto power schooner P.S. Beaver with Libby 22 and Libby 23 docked in background
1950
2/10 488 between 1950 and 1959?
2/11 489a-b
Libby 22 and Libby 23 in Seattle harbor
Ray KrantzSeattle, WA (photographer)
1950
2/11 490 1950
2/11 491a
Engine for the Beaver
C.L. Edwards (photographer)
Reverse reads: Caterpillar Diesel D318 Marine Engine provides power for operation of the fishing scow Beaver operating out of Ketchikan, Alaska
March 23, 1950
2/11 491b
Engine for the Beaver
1950
2/11 492a-b
K-6 Ketchikan in Lake Union, Seattle, WA
Ray KrantzSeattle, WA (photographer)
April 1950
2/11 493
K-6 Ketchikan in Lake Union, Seattle, WA
Moss Photo, N.Y (photographer)
April 1950
2/12 494
Boat Libby No. 10 at sea
Richards Studio,Tacoma, WA (photographer)
May 11, 1950
2/12 495a-b May 11, 1950
2/12 496
Loading a small boat onto a flatbed semi-truck, Astoria, OR
Written on verso: Loading P.A.F. Gillnet boat for Alaska. Note cradle this provided for all boats.
1952
2/12 497 July 24, 1952
2/12 498
Boat Hannah C in harbor
May 1953
2/12 499 May 1953
2/12 500
Boat Libby No. 20 in Uyak Bay, Kodiak Island, Alaska
July 24, 1954
Ships at sea
Box/Folder item
2/13 501
Two masted sailing ship
between 1918 and 1959?
2/13 502 between 1918 and 1959?
2/13 503 between 1918 and 1959?
2/13 504a-b
Four masted sailing ship at sea owned by Alaska Packers Association, not Libby
between 1918 and 1959?
2/13 505
Full rigged sailing ship
between 1918 and 1959?
2/13 506 between 1918 and 1959?
2/13 507
Men rowing past sunken ship. Two boats in distance.
Written on verso: Libbyville at Kvichak, Bristol Bay.
between 1918 and 1959?
2/13 508
St. Francis at sea
Ship St. Francis, 1882, Bath, Maine. A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Seattle Marine Surveyors.
1882
Steamships and ferries
Box/Folder item
2/14 509
Steamship possibly in Lake Union
between 1918 and 1959?
2/14 510 between 1918 and 1959?
2/14 511
Ferry or river boat on water
Written on verso: Not Libby.
between 1918 and 1959?
2/14 512
Steamship Dorothy Alexander at Kake, Alaska
1931
Docked boats and ships and construction
Box/Folder item
2/14 513
Detail of sailing mast
Gordon JonesSeattle, WA (photographer)
Written on verso: Foremast of the Abner Coburn in Lake Union.
between 1920 and 1929?
2/14 514
Beached scow
between 1918 and 1959?
2/14 515
Two men standing near a boat on a dock
between 1918 and 1959?
2/14 516
Men loading a ship
Written on verso: "Loading canned salmon to take out to big ship. fishing boats stacked. Must be Aug. or so
between 1918 and 1959?
2/14 517 between 1918 and 1959?
2/14 518
Power scow under construction
between 1918 and 1959?
2/14 519
View into a skiff
Verso reads: Bryant's marina, Inc. Bryant V. Bottom Power Seine Skiff. L.O.A. 17'. Beam 6'2. Depth 46". Keel and stem 3 ½". Fir with oak shoe. Frames 1x4 oak, planking 7/8 net V.G. Cedar. Powered with kermath 25 h.p. 2:1 red gear. Bronze shaft and prop. Water cooled exhaust. 15 gal gas tank. Limited number available for immediate delivery. Orders accepted for spring delivery.
1946
Moran's Boat and Woodworking Shop boats, Anacortes, WA
May 1950
Box/Folder item
2/15 520a-b
Men standing by a line of small boats
May 1950
2/15 521
Aft ends of four small boats
May 1950
2/15 522a-b
Small boat being loaded on ship
May 1950
Floater hull 351 and refrigerated scow
Box/Folder item
2/15 523 1952?
2/15 524a-f 1952?
2/15 525a-b 1952?
2/15 526a-c
Floater hull, Tacoma, WA, viewed from rear
1952?
2/15 527a-d
Cabins of a floater hull, Tacoma, WA
1952?
2/15 528a-d 1952?
2/15 529a-c June 1955?
Motorboats and miscellaneous
Box/Folder item
2/16 530a-c
Motorboat possibly on Lake Washington
between 1918 and 1959?
2/16 531
Man on a motorboat possibly on Lake Washington
between 1918 and 1959?
2/16 532a-b between 1918 and 1959?
2/16 533 between 1918 and 1959?
2/16 534
Waves crashing on the nose of a ship
between 1918 and 1959?
2/16 535
Men standing near a boat on a ship
between 1918 and 1959?
2/16 536
Two men on sailboat on water
1955?

Locations without direct association with Libby, McNeill & LibbyReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box item
1 537
The Alaska Peninsula
Written on verso: The bleak coast of the Alaska Peninsula from a ship carrying crews North for the season.
between 1918 and 1959?
1 538
Aerial view of Anchorage, Alaska
between 1918 and 1959?
1 539a-b between 1940 and 1949?
1 540
Men constructing scow in Friday Harbor, WA
between 1940 and 1949?
1 541
Docks and buildings in Juneau, Alaska
between 1920 and 1950?
1 542
Men working on dock next to Charlotte B in Seldona
Written on verso: Cannery tender Charlotte B and scow- loading lumber for Kenai left on dock by steamer.
1945
1 543
Graves and field in Alaska
between 1918 and 1959?
1 544
Houses covered in snow
between 1918 and 1959?
Other Canneries (not Libby)
Box/Folder item
2/17 545
Columbia River Packers Cannery viewed from water, Chignik , Alaska
between 1918 and 1959?
2/17 546 between 1918 and 1959?
2/17 547a-b between 1918 and 1959?
2/17 548
Port Graham cannery viewed from water
In 1911, the Fidalgo Island Packing Company established a cannery in Port Graham. It burned in 1960.
between 1911 and 1960?
2/17 549
Port Williams Cannery, Kodiak Island, Alaska
between 1918 and 1959?
2/17 550
Squaw Harbor Cannery, Unga Island, Alaska
Squaw Harbor Cannery was acquired by Pacific American Fisheries (PAF) in 1917
between 1918 and 1959?
2/17 551
Sunny Point Cannery, Ketchikan, Alaska
between 1918 and 1959?
2/17 552a-b between 1918 and 1959?
2/17 553 between 1918 and 1959?

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Graham, Guy V., 1893-1976--Photographs

Corporate Names

  • Libby, McNeill & Libby--Photographs
  • Libby, McNeill & Libby. Salmon Division--Photographs