Southwestern Alaska Cannery Logbooks 1918-1950

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Southwestern Alaska Cannery Logbooks 1918-1950

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The Southwestern Alaska Cannery logbooks, spanning the period 1918-1950, document the daily work accomplished by various fishing crews working for canneries in Alaska.

1.25 linear feet

eng,

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Loofs, Henry

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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...