Guide to the Alaska Packers Association records 1841-1989

The Alaska Packers Association records document the history of one of the most dominant forces in the commercial fishing industry in Alaska and the Puget Sound from the late nineteenth through the late twentieth century. The bulk of...

F. M. Warren Co.'s Cannery, Cathlamet, Washington, ca. 1897

Caption on mount: F. M. Warren Co.'s Cannery. Columbia River, Washington

PH Coll 293.52

Columbia River Salmon Fisheries

2 p. Article detailing the salmon fishing industry on the Columbia River, including providing details on salmon spawning and the use of fish wheels. The use of Chinese, Scandinavian, and Russian immigrants in the fishing and canning is described....

1896-09-19

Guide to the Libby, McNeill & Libby Company Salmon Division Film Collection...

Six commercial films of the Libby, McNeill & Libby Company and eight home movie reels documenting cannery life in southeast Alaska. Home movie series includes footage of Filipino cannery workers, known as the Alaskeros, celebrating...

Guide to the Pacific American Fisheries Records 1802-1994; 1899-1967

The collection documents the interests and activities of Pacific American Fisheries, Inc (PAF), one of the largest processors of Pacific Salmon in the world. PAF conducted salmon canning operations on Puget Sound and in Alaska between...

P.J. McGowan Cannery, Chinook, Columbia River, Washington, ca. 1897

Caption on mount: McGowan's Cannery, Chinook, Columbia River, Washington

PH Coll 293.46

J.G. Megler and Company's Cannery interior, Brookfield, Washington, ca. 1897

Established in 1873 by J.S. Megler.

PH Coll 293.55

Caption on mount: J.G. Megler and Co.'s Cannery. Columbia River, Washington

Knappton Packing Co., Columbia River, Washington, ca. 1897

Caption on mount: Knappton Cannery. Columbia River, Washington

PH Coll 293.45

J.G. Megler and Company's Cannery interior, Brookfield, Columbia River, Washington, ca....

Established in 1873 by J.S. Megler.

Caption on mount: J.G. Megler and Co.'s Cannery. Columbia River, Washington

PH Coll 293.56

J.G. Megler and Company's Cannery, Brookfield, Washington, ca. 1897

Established in 1873 by J.S. Megler.

PH Coll 293.53

Caption on mount: J.G. Megler and Co.'s Cannery. Columbia River, Washington

B.A. Seaborg's and Co.'s Cannery, Columbia River, Washington, ca. 1897

Caption on mount: B.A. Seaborg's Cannery. Columbia River, Washington

PH Coll 293.49

William Hume's Cannery, Eagle Cliff, Columbia River, Washington, ca. 1897

Site of the first salmon cannery established in the Pacific Northwest in 1865 by William Hume.

PH Coll 293.44...

Guide to the Galen Biery Papers and Photographs 1861-1992

Galen Biery, a longtime employee of Pacific American Fisheries, was one Bellingham, Washington’s best-known local historians. The Biery Papers comprise subject files, scrapbooks, newspapers, audio and visual materials, maps and...

Eureka Packing Co., Eagle Cliff, Washington, ca. 1897

Caption on mount: Eureka Packing Company, Columbia River, Washington

PH Coll 293.42

Pillar Rock Packing Company, Columbia River, Washington, ca. 1897

Caption on mount: Pillar Rock Packing Company. Columbia River, Washington

PH Coll 293.48

North Shore Packing Co., Knappton, Washington, ca. 1897

Caption on mount: North Shore Cannery

PH Coll 293.47

J.G. Megler and Company's Cannery interior, Brookfield, Washington, ca. 1897

Established in 1873 by J.S. Megler.

Caption on mount: J.G. Megler and Co.'s Cannery. Columbia River, Washington

Guide to the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies Miscellaneous Scrapbook collection...

This is a collection includes assorted scrapbooks relating to the Pacific Northwest, Whatcom county, Bellingham, Lynden as well as information relating to local families and individuals. This collection also consists of twelve...

B.A. Seaborg and Co.'s Cannery interior showing Chinese cannery workers, Columbia...

Caption on mount: B.A. Seaborg and Co.'s Cannery. Columbia River, Washington

PH Coll 293.51

B.A. Seaborg and Co.'s Cannery interior, Columbia River, Washington, ca. 1897

Caption on mount: B.A. Seaborg and Co.'s Cannery, Columbia River, Washington

PH Coll 293.50

Guide to the Southwestern Alaska Cannery logbooks 1918-1950

The Southwestern Alaska Cannery logbooks, spanning the period 1918-1950, document the daily work accomplished by various fishing crews working for canneries in Alaska.; The Squaw Harbor Cannery was located on Unga Island, one of the...

Guide to the Edward Weber Allen Papers 1886-1975

Papers of Edward Allen, an attorney, fisheries expert, and commissioner of the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission.; Edward Weber Allen (1885-1976) was an attorney from Seattle, Washington, who specialized in fisheries...

Hapgood and Co.'s Cannery, Waterford, Washington, ca. 1897

Caption on mount: Mess' Hapgood and Co.'s Cannery, Columbia River, Washington

PH Coll 293.43

Guide to the Tollman and Canaris Photographs circa 1893-1897

Photographs made by John W. Tollman and Frank H. Canaris depicting canneries and salmon fishing along the Washington side of the Columbia River in the 1890s.; Frank Canaris; Frank Henry Canaris was born in Prussia on February 4, 1854, and...

Guide to the August Radke papers circa 1950-1989

These are the personal and professional papers of former Western Washington University history professor August Carl Radke. The collection includes correspondence, speeches, class notes and student files as well as research materials...