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This map shows the locations and names of the salmon canneries that were operating in Alaska in 1949.Digital Heritage
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Once a solid rock wall, still referred to locally as the tunnel.Digital Heritage
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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.Digital Heritage
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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.Digital Heritage
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Float plane landing in Hoonah in 1950.Digital Heritage
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Pictured in these photos are the cannery docks and pilings in 1948.Digital Heritage
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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.Digital Heritage
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The fishing tender, The Bear at the gut scow chute.Digital Heritage
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Icy Straits Salmon Company cannery workers sitting on a bench.Digital Heritage
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Filmed circa 1950s by Robert Pendley who was a mechanic at Icy Straits Salmon Packing Company for fifteen seasons.Digital Heritage
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The Bear would unload fish by pitching it off with a fish pew, a long handle with a sharp curved end.Digital Heritage
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Fishing