Name/Title
Photo of Capt. John A. Sohlin, c. 1920Entry/Object ID
1983.5.8Description
Acc.No. 83.5.8
Subject Category: Industries, Alaska Packers
Date or period: Circa 1920
Object: Photograph, framed
Description: Sepia tinted photograph in oval frame (with gesso decorative designs) with convex glass. The frame appears to have been recently gold leafed.
Size: 23x17 inches.
History of Object: Photographic portrait of Capt. John A. Sohlin, born in Sweden, 1869, and died in 1946. He was a longtime shipmaster for the Alaska Packers Association, Alameda, Ca. He commanded the vessel "Star of Italy", from 1909 to 1925.
The Sohlin family resided at 1714 Pacific Avenue.
Acquired from: Victoria Quintero
Date: April 5, 1983Interpretative Labels
Label
6/25/2020 MvL: current label:
CAPTAIN JOHN A. SOHLIN
(1869-1946)
This long time shipmaster for the Alaska
Packers Association of Alameda commanded
the vessel 'Star of Italy' from 1909 to 1825.
The Sohlin family resided at 1714 Pacific Ave.