Photographs of a fish cannery, Bellingham, Washington, 1955

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.