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The Clarice 1948
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Summary
The F/V Clarice was a seine boat owned by Hoonah resident William Johnson.
Bill Welsh Hoonah 1950
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Summary
Bill Welsh was one of three sons of Robert and Jeanice Welsh. The Welsh family association with the cannery spanned approximately 20 years, beginning in the 1930s.
Hoonah Cannery Aerial Photo 1948
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Summary
From the air you can see cannery housing, a fuel tank and in the far top of the photo on the beach front are smoke houses owned by Hoonah families.
Boats in Hoonah 1950
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Summary
Boats tied to the scow which is acting as a float at the machine shop dock.
Cannery and Docks 1948
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Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Summary
Pictured in these photos are the cannery docks and pilings in 1948.
Hoonah Cannery Building 1948
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Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Hoonah Fishing Boats 1950
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Summary
Boats shown tied up at the gut (gurry) scow chute at the cannery.
Cannery Houses 1950
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Summary
Houses at the cannery still remain as pictured and are lived in to to this day by management of the transformed cannery, now Icy Strait Point.
The Yellowstone Excursion Inlet 1950
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Summary
Setting a net near Excursion Inlet 1950.
Icy Straits Canning Company 1950
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Summary
The Icy Straits Salmon Company was built in 1912 as the Hoonah Packing Company. The cannery underwent various owners throughout the years and was purchased by the Icy Staits Salmon Company in 1934.
Boat Docked at Cannery
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Summary
The fishing tender, The Bear at the gut scow chute.
Men on Porch Hoonah Cannery
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Hoonah Community Members
Category
Fishing
Summary
Icy Straits Salmon Company cannery workers sitting on a bench.