Pacific American Fisheries Records, 1875-1994 1899-1967.

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Pacific American Fisheries Records, 1875-1994 1899-1967.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56391322

The collection documents the economic interests and activities of one of the world's largest salmon fishing operations, Pacific American Fisheries, Inc. (PAF), and its subsidiaries through the period 1875-1994, with the bulk of materials dated 1899-1967.

125 linear ft.

Western Washington University

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SNAC Resource ID: 7753193

Western Washington University

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Deming and Gould.

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Hoonah Packing Company.

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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...

Huntoon, Bert W., 1869-1947

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Bert Huntoon was born in Sacramento, California, on February 6th, 1869, and at the age of 14 he moved with his family to Seattle. After completing a course in civil engineering at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at Troy, New York, Huntoon came back to Washington to begin his engineering career. He served as an assistant engineer to J.J. Donovan and in 1896 was elected Whatcom County civil engineer, a position in which he served for two terms. In 1899, he became an engineer for the Pacific A...

Pacific Packing and Navigation Company.

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Hube, George E.

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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...