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Image of Whaleboats at Bellevue, circa 1922
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Whaleboats at Bellevue, circa 1922

From the 1920s to 1940, the ships of the American Pacific Whaling Company wintered in Bellevue, Washington. While there, the company made repairs to the ships and equipment and got them ready for the next Alaska whaling season. In 1940, the docks were turned over to the United States Coast Guard for a repair base.This photo, probably taken in the…
ID Number:1983.10.3974
Date:Circa 1922
Image of Man with harpoon cannon, Bellevue, circa 1925
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Man with harpoon cannon, Bellevue, circa 1925

From the 1920s to 1940, the ships of the American Pacific Whaling Company spent each winter in Bellevue. During the winter, the company made repairs to the ships and equipment and got them ready for the next Alaska whaling season. This photo shows a man checking out the harpoon cannon on the bow of the Westport. The vessel was part…
ID Number:1983.10.3975
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Schooner C.S. Holmes at anchor, Seattle, April 15, 1930
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Schooner C.S. Holmes at anchor, Seattle, April 15, 1930

The four-masted schooner C.S. Holmes, shown here anchored in Seattle, was a cod ship that operated in the Bering Sea and Alaskan coast. Handwritten on sleeve: Schr. C.S. Holmes at Anchor 4/15/30.Photographer's Reference Number: 135057Caption information source: "Puget Sound's Cod Schooners," by Walt Crowley, HistoryLink.org Essay 3695
ID Number:1983.10.4225
Date:1930
Image of View of fishing camp at Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island, circa 1905
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View of fishing camp at Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island, circa 1905

Bainbridge Island had been inhabited by the Suquamish people before the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott. In the early 20th century, a group of Indigenous people from British Columbia set up a camp on Eagle Harbor, near what is now Waterfront Park in Winslow. They harvested clams and fish from Eagle Harbor and other nearby waters to sell to Seattle…
ID Number:1983.10.6948
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Fishing camp at Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island, circa 1905
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Fishing camp at Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island, circa 1905

Bainbridge Island had been inhabited by the Suquamish people before the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott. In the early 20th century, a group of Indigenous people from British Columbia set up a camp on Eagle Harbor, near what is now Waterfront Park in Winslow. They harvested clams and fish from Eagle Harbor and other nearby waters to sell to Seattle…
ID Number:1983.10.6949
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Fishing camp at Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island, circa 1905
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Fishing camp at Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island, circa 1905

Bainbridge Island had been inhabited by the Suquamish people before the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott. In the early 20th century, a group of Indigenous people from British Columbia set up a camp on Eagle Harbor, near what is now Waterfront Park in Winslow. They harvested clams and fish from Eagle Harbor and other nearby waters to sell to Seattle…
ID Number:1983.10.6950
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Fishing camp at Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island, circa 1905
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Fishing camp at Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island, circa 1905

Bainbridge Island had been inhabited by the Suquamish people before the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott. In the early 20th century, a group of Indigenous people from British Columbia set up a camp on Eagle Harbor, near what is now Waterfront Park in Winslow. They harvested clams and fish from Eagle Harbor and other nearby waters to sell to Seattle…
ID Number:1983.10.6951
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Men working inside San Juan Fish Co., Seattle, 1905
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Men working inside San Juan Fish Co., Seattle, 1905

The San Juan Fish & Packing Company was one of Seattle's largest and most successful canneries. It was located at the foot of Pine Street. In this photograph, cannery workers are weighing the catch and boxes of canned salmon are stacked in the background. Handwritten on sleeve: San Juan Fish Co. Ints. 1905.Webster & Stevens number: 4414
ID Number:1983.10.7485
Date:1905
Image of Four thousand salmon on dock, circa 1905
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Four thousand salmon on dock, circa 1905

In 1905, three-quarters of Washington state's salmon catch came from Puget Sound. The fish were brought in to Seattle, Bellingham, Anacortes and other Puget Sound ports where they were cleaned, processed and canned. This photo, probably taken around 1905, shows an estimated 4,000 salmon on the dock of a Puget Sound cannery. Notes: Original title: 4000 salmon. Letters J.M.B. obliterated.Original…
ID Number:1983.10.7583
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Workers in salmon cannery, circa 1908
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Workers in salmon cannery, circa 1908

In 1905, three-quarters of Washington state's salmon catch came from Puget Sound. The fish were brought in to Seattle, Bellingham, Anacortes, and other Puget Sound ports where they were cleaned, processed, and canned. This photo, probably taken around 1908, shows three men at work in a Puget Sound cannery. Handwritten on sleeve: Canning Salmon.Photographer's Reference Number: 5812
ID Number:1983.10.7671
Date:Circa 1908
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