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FV Nuisance III Hoonah and Floatplane
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Fish Drying on Racks Down at the Docks of Hoonah
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Summary
"Drying fish on waterfront" (fish racks filled with fish next to pilings and dock.)
Fish Trap
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Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Summary
Fish Trap at Hoonah
Pat Mills Enjoying Crab in the Galley
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Esther Kaze with Halibut
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Men on Porch Hoonah Cannery
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Summary
Icy Straits Salmon Company cannery workers sitting on a bench.
Boat Docked at Cannery
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Summary
The fishing tender, The Bear at the gut scow chute.
Hoonah Seine Boats Tied Together
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Summary
It is likely that these boats are gathered for Memorial Day, as it was tradition to take community members over to Pitt (Graveyard) Island, seen on the right.
The Bear Tender
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Summary
The Bear would unload fish by pitching it off with a fish pew, a long handle with a sharp curved end.
F/V Washington
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Summary
The Washington was captained by George Dalton, Sr. It is thought the boat is either holding too many fish or perhaps even sinking.
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People and Places, Fishing
Summary
Filmed circa 1950s by Robert Pendley who was a mechanic at Icy Straits Salmon Packing Company for fifteen seasons.
Herring Egg Harvest in Sitka, F/V Wyoming
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Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Summary
F/V Wyoming was captained by Paul Rudolph. With him for the herring egg harvest include George Martin, George Lindoff, James Jack and Vernon Hill.