Record Details
Guide to the Photographs of California Seafood Canning Plants circa 1910's - 1930's
Archives West
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Guide to the Photographs of California Seafood Canning Plants circa 1910's - 1930's |
| Subject | Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington); Fishing and Canning; California; Photographs |
| Description | Photographs of 7 seafood canning plants in California; The California commercial seafood canning industry had an 80 year (22 season) cyclical boom and bust history. Several of the largest canneries were located in Long Beach, San Diego, and up the California coast at Monterey Bay. Starting in the 1890's, small and large commercial processing plants produced tuna using whole sardines as bait. Because tuna is a seasonal fish, and canned sardines were found to have consistently a greater profit... |
| Publisher | Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries |
| Date | 1910/1939 |
| Rights | Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.; Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details. |
| Type | Collection collection |
| Identifier | http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv51007 |
| Language | eng |
| Format | 17 photographic prints (1 box) |
| Coverage | circa 1910's - 1930's |
