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Image of 10,000 salmon on cannery wharf and Chinese worker, circa 1900
1990.45.20
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10,000 salmon on cannery wharf and Chinese worker, circa 1900

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In the salmon industry, people of different races held different jobs. White workers caught the fish and took care of the equipment while Chinese laborers sorted, butchered, and canned the fish. In this photo, a Chinese worker sorts salmon into various kinds and sizes. The photo was taken by Anders B. Wilse at a Puget Sound cannery wharf sometime around 1900.
ID Number: 1990.45.20
Date: Circa 1900
Creator(s): Wilse, Anders Beer, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Additional Information: View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv35104
Credit: MOHAI, George and Louisa Frye Family Papers, 1990.45.20
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects: Fish and Fishing, Labor and Labor Unions, Asian American

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