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Title
Fishermen unloading salmon at a dock, Ketchikan, 1946
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
1946-09-15
September 15, 1946
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Photograph of fishermen standing on the dock and unloading salmon in Ketchikan, Alaska. The dock enters frame at right and extends on an angle towards the center and then curves to the left. About 3 fishermen stand in the near distance on the dock at right. A rope near them extends down from the dock and into the water. Further down the dock, 3 more men stand and look over the rail and down at the water. A large building adjacent to the dock stands behind them in the background at left. Glare bisects the image on an angle across the lower left corner.
Text from negative sleeve: 2177. Alaska Trip. Ketchikan Sept.15,1946. 1. Union Oil tanks at dock 2. Unloading salmon 3. 4. Fishing boats coming in with salmon 5. Waterfront from the Aleutian 6. ?
Type

Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2177_002
ark:/21198/zz002j2rdf
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Piers & wharves--Alaska--Ketchikan
Fishermen--Alaska--Ketchikan
Fishing industry--Alaska--Ketchikan
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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