This week, we will explore some of the resources the Western Waters Digital Library has to offer on the topic of salmon canning.

The item of the week is “William Hume’s Cannery, Eagle Cliff, Columbia River, Washington, ca. 1897.” From the item description, “Site of the first salmon cannery established in the Pacific Northwest in 1865 by William Hume.” This item comes to the WWDL from University of Washington’s Tollman and Canaris Photograph collection, which documented the history of salmon fishing on the Washington coast.

In addition you can explore further topics related to the canning industry on the Western Waters Digital Library:

salmon fisheries
salmon canneries
cannery workers
Alaska Packers Association
Nugashuk Cannery
B. A. Seaborg and Co Cannery

View the Tollman and Canaris collection at the University of Washington Library site.