Axel Widerstrom photographs of Alaska Packers Association ships, 1919-1921.

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Axel Widerstrom photographs of Alaska Packers Association ships, 1919-1921.

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Cellulose nitrate film negatives of the Alaska Packers Association ships Star of France and Star of Holland from 1919 to 1921, taken by Capt. John Widerstrom's son, Axel, while he working aboard the ships from the age of 16 to 19. Many of the negatives were duplicated and cataloged under the San Francisco Maritime Museum's classified photograph collection.

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San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Maritime Research Center, Maritime Library, Maritime Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 7998738

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Maritime Research Center, Maritime Library, Maritime Archives

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Alaska Packers Association

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An association of Alaska salmon canneries chartered in 1892 from 11 independent canneries, canneries, with headquarters in San Francisco. In the 1960's central offices moved to the Blaine, Wash. area and the association was sold to Del Monte Corp. along with their parent company, California Packing Corp. The Alaska Packers Associations was still operational, as of 1982, as a subsidiary of Del Monte Corp. The APA operated an extensive fleet of ships, maintained files on v...

Star of France (Ship)

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Star of Holland (Ship)

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Widerstrom, Axel.

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Axel was the son of Capt. John Widerstrom of Alaska Packers Association and sailed under his father at 16 years of age on the Alaska Packers Association ships Star of France (built 1877; ship, 3m) and Star of Holland (built 1885; bark, 3m) from 1919-1921. From the description of Axel Widerstrom photographs of Alaska Packers Association ships, 1919-1921. (San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Library). WorldCat record id: 696806110 ...