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Seattle Fish Company records, 1902-1938
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Seattle Fish Company
- Title
- Seattle Fish Company records
- Dates
- 1902-1938 (inclusive)19021938
- Quantity
- 0.47 cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection Number
- 5998 (Accession No. 5998-001)
- Summary
- Log book from Seattle Fish Company, 1902-1938
- Repository
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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
Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Seattle Fish Company was an important and prominent salmon-packing company in Seattle between 1889 and 1938. Ainsworth and Dunn, friends from New York, began the Seattle Fish Company in 1889. Their operations began on what is now Pier 59. In 1902, the Ainsworth and Dunn warehouse was constructed at Pier 14 (now Pier 70) between Broad Street and Clay Street in Seattle. Ainsworth & Dunn moved the bulk of their operations to Blaine, Washington in the mid 1930s.
Between the 1940s and the 1970s, the warehouse was rented to Irving F. Laucks, founder of I. F. Laucks Incorporated, a glue factory that was influential in the production of plywood throughout the Pacific Northwest. It was sold and remodeled as the Old Spaghetti Factory restaurant in the 1970s.
The Ainsworth & Dunn warehouse was unanimously nominated for landmark designation in July 2014 by the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board. The nomination highlights the significance of Ainsworth & Dunn
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
One bound log book (entries from 1902-1938) from Seattle Fish Company (Ainsworth & Dunn Warehouse).
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Donated by James W. Boushey, October 3, 2015.
Custodial History
Mr. Boushey worked across the street from the Ainsworth & Dunn warehouse in the early 1970s. After a fire destroyed the warehouse, Mr. Dunn (the owner), asked Mr. Boushey if he wanted any of the undamaged goods. He took the log book and has kept it for the last 30 years.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Fisheries--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Salmon canneries--Washington (State)--Seattle
Corporate Names
- Seattle Fish Company
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
