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Image of A Puget Sound salmon catch, circa 1900
SHS10593
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A Puget Sound salmon catch, circa 1900

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The salmon canning industry started in the late 1860s along the Columbia River. By the 1890s, the fishing ground and market had shifted to Puget Sound. Seattle was the home base of the salmon fishing fleet for many years. In this photo, taken around 1900, workers unload salmon from barges at a Seattle cannery wharf south of downtown.
ID Number: SHS10593
Date: Circa 1900
Physical Description: 1 negative : safety film, b&w ; 2.5 x 2.5 in.
Credit: MOHAI, SHS10593
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects: Fish and Fishing, Food and Beverage Industries, Labor and Labor Unions

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