Salmon Cannery, Nushagak, Alaska

The image depicts a busy scene inside an Alaskan salmon cannery in Nushagak, where a worker is using a tool to manage a large pile of salmon spread across the wooden floor. The dimly lit space, combined with industrial machinery in the background, reflects the labor-intensive nature of early fishing enterprises.

The image depicts a busy scene inside an Alaskan salmon cannery in Nushagak, where a worker is using a tool to manage a large pile of salmon spread across the wooden floor. The dimly lit space, combined with industrial machinery in the background, reflects the labor-intensive nature of early fishing enterprises.

Name/Title

Salmon Cannery, Nushagak, Alaska

Entry/Object ID

1979.2.24

Description

A3840 in lower right. Workers prepare hundreds of fresh fish.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Monochrome

Category

Vault, People, Animals, Interior Space
Building, Architecture

Made/Created

Date made

1912

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

16 in

Width

20 in