Glass negative of Hay & Wright shipyards, with Alaska packers vessels, c. 1900
Entry/Object ID
1985.48.10
Description
Acc. No. 85.48.10
Subject Category: Shipping
Date or Period: C. 1900
Object: Negative (photo)
Description: Glass plate photo negative (in original paper jacket).
Size: L-5 x W-7 inches.
History of Object: Glass photo negative depicting the Hay & Wright shipyards, Alameda. The small vessels in the foreground are salmon cannery tenders, refitting for their annual trip to Alaska in the spring. Hay & Wright was founded in Alameda- 1890, & discontinued after death of Wright in 1902. The ship "Thistle" pictured in the foreground was wrecked in Alaska in 1917. Kodiak (adjoining right of Thistle) owned by the Alaska Packers.
Acquired from: Thomas Turner (through Charles Cord)
Date: 10-26-85
