Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union, Local 7 photographs, 1929-1982
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union. Local 7 (Seattle, Wash.)
- Title
- Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union, Local 7 photographs
- Dates
- 1929-1982 (inclusive)19291982
- Quantity
- 217 photographic prints, 6 contact sheets, 45 negatives, 1 postcard, 1 35mm color slide (1 box and 2 folders) ; sizes vary
- Collection Number
- PH1044
- Summary
- Photographs of various events and activities of the Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union, Local 7.
- 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
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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.
- Additional Reference Guides
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The records related to this collection are described and indexed in the guide to the Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union Local 7 records.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Founded in 1933 as the Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union, Local 18257 (with American Fedartion of Labor affiliation) represented Alaska salmon cannery workers and farm workers. In 1937, the union became Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union, Local 7, of the United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing, and Allied Workers of America (with Congress of Industrial Organizations affiliation). In 1945, Local 7 affiliated itself with the Food, Tobacco, and Agricultural Workers of America (CIO). In 1951, the union became Local 37 of International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, and ca. 1987, it became Region 37 of Inlandboatmen's Union/ILWU. Historically, its membership has been comprised predominantly of Filipino American cannery workers as well as a significant mixture of other Asian American workers.
Content Description
The collection includes photographs and negatives relating to the activities of Cannery Workers Local 7. Among the locations represented are: various canneries in Alaska, union offices in Seattle, Washington, the International District in Seattle, Washington, and various cities in Southern California.
Use of the Collection
Alternative Forms Available
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Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Donated by Region 37 IBU/ILWU, December 1, 1987.
Processing Note
Processed by Erin Berg and Erin Briggs; processing completed in 2012.
Photographs and other visual material were relocated from the Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union, Local 7 records, 1915-1985, MSS Accession No. 3927-001
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Canneries in Alaska
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Kodiak Fisheries Co. - Port Bailey Cannery crew, Kodiak, Alaska
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Description: T. AbeDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 1
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Description: Sergio AcenaDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 2
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Description: Roman [?Aguinaldo?]Dates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 3
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Description: Honorito ArciagaDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 4
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Description: Benny BanglayDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 5
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Description: Johnny BangtoyDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 6
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Description: Mariano BautistaDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 7
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Description: Felipe CacabelosDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 8
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Description: Maximo CarotanDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 9
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Description: Rufino [?Casabelos?]Dates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 10
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Description: Ricardo CayadyabDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 11
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Description: Estaban CobanaDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 12
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Description: M. CorpuzDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 13
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Description: Eugenio [?Curpaz?]Dates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 14
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Description: Bernardo EslabraDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 15
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Description: Francisco FloresDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 16
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Description: Laureano GambranoDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 17
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Description: Frank HasonoDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 18
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Description: T. IchimuraDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 19
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Description: K. ImadaDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 20
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Description: K. KaitaDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 21
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Description: KanekoDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 22
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Description: H. KanazawaDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 23
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Description: Fred KosakaDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 24
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Description: Dejiro KayaDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 25
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Description: Z. de LeonDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 26
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Description: Marcelo LusasDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 27
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Description: Rufino ManzanoDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 28
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Description: T. MatsuiDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 29
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Description: Takeo MuramotoDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 30
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Description: M. NaitoDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 31
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Description: Bob NakasoneDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 32
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Description: R. NakataniDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 33
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Description: Joe NishiDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 34
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Description: M. NishimuraDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 35
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Description: OgasawaraDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 36
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Description: T. OkaDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 37
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Description: R. PascualDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 38
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Description: Pablo T. PeraltaDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 39
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Description: Elias del RosarioDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 40
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Description: George SawadaDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 41
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Description: [?Romeniano?] SeguritanDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 42
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Description: K. SekiguchiDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 43
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Description: T. TakahashiDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 44
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Description: M. TanakaDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 45
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Description: Silvestre TangalanDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 46
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Description: T. TomitaDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 47
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Description: Manuel VillaneuvaDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 49
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Description: S. WatanabeDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 50
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Description: T. WatanabeDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 48
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Description: H. YamadaDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 51
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Description: YamamotoDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 52
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Description: M. YanagitaDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 53
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Description: H. YanagitaDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 54
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 55
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 56
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 57
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 58
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 59
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 60
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 61
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 62
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 63
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 64
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 65
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 66
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 67
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 68
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 69
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 70
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 71
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 72
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 73
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 74
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 75
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 76
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 77
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Libby, McNeil & Libby
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Kenai Cannery crew, Kenai, Alaska
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Description: C. PeregrinoDates: 1941Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 78
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1941Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 79
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1941Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 80
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1941Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 81
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1941Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 82
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1941Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 83
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1941Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 84
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1941Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 85
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1941Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 86
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1941Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 87
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1941Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 88
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1941Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 89
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1941Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 90
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Description: Unidentified cannery workerDates: 1941Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 91
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Description: Yakutat Cannery crew, Yakutat, AlaskaDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Item 92-93
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Description: Pacific-American Fisheries crew, Alitak, AlaskaDates: 1941Container: Box/Folder 1/5, Item 94-96
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Description: San Juan Fish Packaging Co. crew, Uganik, AlaskaDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 97-104
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Description: Wards Cove Packaging Co. - Wards Cove Cannery crew, Ketchikan, Alaska
1 print and 1 negative
Dates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1/7, Item 105 -
Other Canneries
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Description: Large white building with dock in foreground
Signs on building denote "store" and "office."
Dates: circa 1930sContainer: Box/Folder 1/8, Item 106 -
Description: Man pulling bucket out of wellDates: circa 1930sContainer: Box/Folder 1/8, Item 107
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Description: Four men on ship in waterproof clothingDates: circa 1930sContainer: Box/Folder 1/8, Item 108
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Description: Seven men on shipDates: circa 1930sContainer: Box/Folder 1/8, Item 109
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Dates: 1938Container: Box/Folder 1/8, Item 110
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Description: Rows of housingDates: circa 1940sContainer: Box/Folder 1/8, Item 111
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Dates: circa 1940sContainer: Box/Folder 1/8, Item 112
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Description: [?], Jim Backus, Robert Ryan, and Richard Burton on the set of Ice Palace, filmed in Petersburg, Alaska
Ice Palace is a film that dramatizes the debate over Alaska statehood. Two of the main characters, Zeb Kennedy (Richard Burton) and Thor Storm (Robert Ryan) work in the fish cannery industry.
Dates: circa 1960Container: Box/Folder 1/8, Item 113 -
Description: Two men clearing brushDates: July 1961Container: Box/Folder 1/8, Item 114
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Description: Men spreading hayDates: July 1961Container: Box/Folder 1/8, Item 115
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Description: South Korean women cleaning shipE. Allen, 210 Euclid, Seattle Wash. 98122 (photographer)
Notes on verso: 1963 / So Korean women ship scalers / 71/2¢ hour / Seattle scalars 2.89 at time
Dates: 1963Container: Box/Folder 1/8, Item 116 -
Dates: 1967Container: Box/Folder 1/8, Item 117-120
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Description: Large group of Asian men in casual clothingDates: August 1969Container: Box/Folder 1/8, Item 121
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Description: Bob Sotelo and Norman Bobila in front of fish house and dock at Red Salmon Cannery, Naknek, AlaskaDates: July 22, 1970Container: Box/Folder 1/9, Item 122
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Description: Bernardo Recillian, Rudi [?], Bob Sotelo, Lando, Buscit, and Norman Bobila, Andy Pasena and Bob Quijance on ship in Bristol Bay, Alaska
Written on verso: Taken on long shoring boat just as we were leaving.
Dates: July 26, 1970Container: Box/Folder 1/9, Item 123 -
Description: Long shoring boats and egg boats in Bristol Bay, Alaska
Written on verso: Departure day July 26, 1970. Departure from ship, I mean.
Dates: July 26, 1970Container: Box/Folder 1/9, Item 124 -
Dates: September 1970Container: Box/Folder 1/9, Item 125-126
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Description: Canning line in canneryDates: circa 1970Container: Box/Folder 1/9, Item 127
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Description: Filler feeder machine in canneryDates: circa 1970Container: Box/Folder 1/9, Item 128
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Description: Man lounging on grassy hillDates: October 1970Container: Box/Folder 1/9, Item 129-130
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Description: Man in dilapidated old vehicleDates: October 1970Container: Box/Folder 1/9, Item 131-132
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Description: Man on makeshift dockDates: October 1970Container: Box/Folder 1/9, Item 133-134
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Dates: 1970Container: Box/Folder 1/9, Item 135
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Dates: 1970Container: Box/Folder 1/9, Item 136
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Description: Six men in dormitory room at Red Salmon Cannery, Naknek, Alaska. Leon Julaila (front left)Dates: 1970Container: Box/Folder 1/9, Item 137
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Description: Bed in dormitory for white men in Excursion Inlet, Alaska
Caption on front: III. Neat paneled room for white employees
Dates: 1973Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Item 138 -
Description: Large white sacks reading "Oriental B. House" in Excursion Inlet, Alaska.
Caption on front: XII. Segregation- a way of life in all aspects
Dates: 1973Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Item 139 -
Dates: July 1973Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Item 140
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Description: Dormitory, Wards Cove Cannery, Ketchikan, Alaska.Dates: August 1973Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Item 141
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Dates: August 1973Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Item 142
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Description: Male and female workers in protective clothing standing on dock, Wards Cove Cannery, Ketchikan, Alaska.Dates: August 1973Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Item 143
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Description: Man stacking cookers for catching cans, prior to cooking retort, Wards Cove Cannery, Ketchikan, Alaska.Dates: August 1973Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Item 144
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Dates: August 1973Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Item 145
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Dates: August 1973Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Item 146
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Description: Two Asian men insideDates: August 1973Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Item 147
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Dates: August 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Item 148
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Description: Brite stackers shrink wrapping cans in preparation for shipping in NEFCO-Fidalgo packing plants in Ketchican, Alaska
Chris Mensalvas is on the left.
Dates: 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Item 149 -
Description: Brite stackers shrink wrapping cans in preparation for shipping at NEFCO-Fidalgo packing plants in Ketchican, Alaska
Chris Mensalvas is on the left.
Dates: 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Item 150 -
Dates: 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Item 151
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Dates: 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Item 152
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Dates: 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Item 153
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Description: Men doing pre-season cleanup at cannery groups
Filipino and Asian workers often cut the grass during cannery slow periods while white workers enjoyed free time.
Dates: circa 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Item 154 -
Description: Two young men walking on boardwalkDates: circa 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Item 155
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Description: Ship in harborDates: circa 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Item 156
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Dates: circa 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/11, Item 157-165
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Description: People peering through windowDates: circa 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/11, Item 166-169
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Description: Purse seiner anchored in harbor.Dates: circa 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/11, Item 170
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Dates: circa 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/11, Item 171
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Description: Boat and salmon tenders in harbor.Dates: circa 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/11, Item 172
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Dates: circa 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/11, Item 173
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Description: Landscape near shoreDates: circa 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/11, Item 174
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Description: Man and woman in hallway with bulletin boardDates: circa 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/11, Item 175
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Dates: circa 1980Container: Box/Folder 1/11, Item 176-183
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Dates: circa 1980Container: Box/Folder 1/11, Item 184-185
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Description: Smoke emanating from a sweatlodge in a grassy fieldDates: circa 1980Container: Box/Folder 1/11, Item 186
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Description: Men standing in front of the Union hiring hall waiting to be called to go to Alaska to work in the canneriesDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/11, Item 187
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Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/12, Item 188
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Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/12, Item 189
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Seattle Local 7 Activities
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Meetings
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Mass Meeting at Seafood Workers Union office in Seattle, Washington
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Description: Man speaking to standing-room-only audience at mass meeting
Note on blackboard: "Mass Meeting!! For all cannery workers regardless of affillation [sic] Sat. May 15 - 5:30 P.M.".
Other notes on blackboard written by Victorio Velasco, Secretary, including his signature. Velasco is the man on the right side of the photo wearing a gray suit, with a visible side part in his hair, hand on his hip, and profile to the camera.
Dates: circa 1954Container: Box/Folder 1/13, Item 190 -
Dates: circa 1954Container: Box/Folder 1/13, Item 191
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Description: Ten men, mostly Filipino, during meeting
Victorio Velasco is on the right of the back row.
Man standing on far right of the back row is Victorio Velasco.
Dates: circa 1950sContainer: Box/Folder 1/13, Item 192 -
Men Taking Oaths
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Description: Men, mostly Filipino, taking oaths and sitting around table at unknown meeting
Contact sheet for 6 images. Includes prints for 193/1, 193/2, 193/5 and 193/6. Those pictured include: Tony Daddeo, Salvador Del Fiero, Tony Baruso, John Locaro, Ted Daddeo, Gene Navarro, and Pintal Cabuena.
Dates: circa 1970sContainer: Box/Folder 1/14, Item 193 -
Description: Men, mostly Filipino, taking oaths and sitting around table at unknown meeting
Contact sheet for 4 images. Includes prints for 194/7 and 194/9. Those pictured include: Tony Daddeo, Salvador Del Fiero, Tony Baruso, John Locaro, Ted Daddeo, Gene Navarro, and Pintal Cabuena.
Dates: circa 1970sContainer: Box/Folder 1/14, Item 194
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Seattle Local 7 Office
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Description: Portrait of Cornelio Briones
Cornelio Briones was a one-time officer of Cannery Wokers Local 7. Charging Local 7's leadership with Communist sympathies, he left to become the president of the rival Seafood Workers Union.
Dates: late 1940sContainer: Box/Folder 1/15, Item 195 -
Description: Vincent Nivea at his deskWally Almanzor (photographer)
Vincent Nivea was president of Local 7 from 1940 to 1942.
Dates: June 23, 1948Container: Box/Folder 1/15, Item 196 -
Description: Joe Badaua (left) and another man looking at paperworkMel Kirkwood (photographer)
Carlos Bulosan, a renowned Filipino-American author, became publicity director of Local 37 in 1952.
Dates: circa 1952Container: Box/Folder 1/15, Item 197 -
Dates: circa 1952Container: Box/Folder 1/15, Item 198
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Dates: circa 1952Container: Box/Folder 1/15, Item 199
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Description: Woman working at deskDates: circa 1949Container: Box/Folder 1/15, Item 200
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Description: Young people sitting in Cannery Workers Association officeDates: circa 1970sContainer: Box/Folder 1/15, Item 201
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Port of Seattle photographs, undated
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Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/16, Item 202
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Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/16, Item 203-204
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Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/16, Item 205
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Events
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Dates: circa 1920s-1930sContainer: Box/Folder 1/17, Item 206
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Description: Large group of people surrounding a coffin at a funeral
Text on ribbon of floral wreath says "UCAPAWA": the United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing, and Allied Workers of America, with which the union was affliated between 1937 and 1947.
Dates: circa 1937-1947Container: Box/Folder 1/17, Item 207 -
Description: Group of attendees of Filipino picnic on July 4, 1974
Note on verso: "[ill.] of Filipino Picnic 7/4/74, Angel, Silme [Domingo], Felix, Rick [Furukawa], Joe, Jen P., Nemesio [Domingo, Jr.], Gene Jr., Peggy, [ill.]".
Dates: 1974Container: Box/Folder 1/17, Item 208 -
Description: Demonstrators march to preserve the International District on February 3, 1975 in on S. Jackson Street near 6th Ave. S., Seattle, Washington
Banner reads, "Support the struggle for the preservation of the I.D. Committee for Corrective Action".
Dates: 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/17, Item 209 -
May Day celebration in Seattle, Washington
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Dates: May 1, 1978Container: Box/Folder 1/17, Item 210-214
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Dates: May 1, 1978Container: Box/Folder 1/17, Item 215-216
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Dates: May 1, 1978Container: Box/Folder 1/17, Item 217-219
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Description: Speaker at an outdoor May Day celebration at Hing Hay Park in International District, Seattle, WashingtonDates: circa 1980Container: Box/Folder 1/17, Item 220
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Corporate Names
- Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union. Local 7 (Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs
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Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
