Galen Biery Papers, 1861-1992 1880-1992.

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Galen Biery Papers, 1861-1992 1880-1992.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56141653

The Galen Biery Collection is comprised of subject files, scrapbooks, newspapers, audio and visual materials, maps and photographs reflecting Biery's interest and research in the history of Bellingham and Whatcom County, Washington.

45 linear ft.

Western Washington University

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SNAC Resource ID: 7717377

Western Washington University

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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...

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...