Galen Biery Papers and Photographs 1861-1992 1880-1992

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Galen Biery Papers and Photographs 1861-1992 1880-1992

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Galen Biery, a longtime employee of Pacific American Fisheries, was one Bellingham, Washington’s best-known local historians. The Biery Papers comprise subject files, scrapbooks, newspapers, audio and visual materials, maps and photographs. These records reflect Biery’s fascination with the local history of Bellingham and Whatcom County, Washington, as well as his other interests including Alaska, the fishing and salmon canning industries, photography and early radio. Items of particular interest include Biery’s recordings of oral interviews with notable local individuals, scrapbooks of clippings and photographs, and materials pertaining to Pacific American Fisheries. The collection also contains maps and a large number of photographs documenting the landscape and communities around Bellingham Bay and Whatcom County and the development of local and regional industries.

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Biery, Galen

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Galen Biery was one of Bellingham's most prominent local historians. Most of Biery's career was spent at PAF where he worked as a machinist, mechanic, researcher and cannery foreman. During the off-season Biery worked for the Bellingham Iron Works, the Bellingham Manufacturing Company, St. Joseph's Hospital, and as a fish inspector for Bellingham Cold Storage. After his retirement in 1976, Biery was able to concentrate on his passions: history, photography, film and gard...

Pacific American Fisheries, Inc.

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Pacific American Fisheries, Inc., conducted salmon fishing and canning operations on the Puget Sound and in Alaska between 1899 and 1965, with headquarters in Bellingham, Washington. Frank and E.B. Deming of Chicago formed Pacific American Fisheries (PAF) in 1899 following their purchase of Bellingham-based North Pacific Packing Company and its holdings of the Wright Brothers Fishing Company. The Demings established a shipyard on Eliza Island in Bellingham Bay, and in 19...