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Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
People and Places
Summary
This map shows the locations and names of the salmon canneries that were operating in Alaska in 1949.
Hoonah Tunnel 1950
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
People and Places
Summary
Once a solid rock wall, still referred to locally as the tunnel.
Alaska Coastal Plane 1950
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
People and Places
Summary
Float plane landing in Hoonah in 1950.
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
People and Places, Fishing
Summary
Filmed circa 1950s by Robert Pendley who was a mechanic at Icy Straits Salmon Packing Company for fifteen seasons.
Dybdahls on Steps
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
People and Places
Summary
Pictured back left to right: Bernice and Dottie. Front row left to right: Johan, Liv and Paul holding their dog Blackie.
The S.S. Aleutian Docked at the Icy Strait Salmon Company
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
People and Places
Summary
In August 1935, the S.S. Aleutian, passenger ship, was taking salmon to Seattle, so they stopped in Hoonah and other villages with canneries during their Southeast Alaska voyage.