John L. Johnsen photograph collection [graphic] : Taku Harbor Cannery, ca. 1932-1934.

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John L. Johnsen photograph collection [graphic] : Taku Harbor Cannery, ca. 1932-1934.

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Includes views of the Libby McNeill Cannery, the Taku Cannery fire, pile driving, and employees and daily activities around the canneries. Also included are menus from the S.S. Northwestern.

165 photographs : b&w + menus.

Alaska State Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7762377

Alaska State Library

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Libby, McNeill & Libby

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Johnsen, John L.,

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Johnsen worked at the Libby McNeill Cannery in Taku Harbor as a fireman, pile driver, watched traps and was a deckhand on cannery tender between 1932-34. The photos of the Taku Harbor fire were taken by a man named Tom who was bookkeeper and store keeper in Taku Harbor. Other views were taken by a crewmember who worked in Taku Harbor. The collection includes images of the Taku Cannery fire on May 10, 1932, pile-driving and daily activities. From the description of John L. Johnsen pho...