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| Keywords: Pacific American Fisheries cannery at King Cove, ca 1910 (THWAITES 297).jpeg check categories 27 October 2016 2 Photograph Creator John E Thwaites Caption on image Kings Cove Alaska P A F PH Coll 247 363<br/>Pacific American Fisheries Inc one of the world's major salmon canning operations operated on Puget Sound and in Alaska between 1899 and 1965 with headquarters in Bellingham Washington As one of the world's largest processors of Pacific salmon PAF claimed a global market and the company had regional national and even international significance PAF contributed many significant innovations to the development of the industry including floating canneries mechanized salmon processing ship building and even dabbled in the production of salmon skin leather for a brief time As PAF flourished in the early twentieth century the center of Pacific salmon canning moved north from the Columbia River and Puget Sound to Alaska as the company opened new canneries to exploit the untapped and less regulated resources of British Columbia and remote districts of Alaska The company's fortunes began to fall in the 1930's with the abolition of fish traps uncertain salmon supplies and corportate changes that served to transfer directorial power to individuals with no ties to the fishing industry Subjects LCTGM Pacific American Fisheries Company King Cove Alaska --Facilities--Alaska--King Cove; Piers wharves--Alaska--King Cove; Men--Alaska--King Cove; Pacific American Fisheries Company King Cove Alaska --People--Alaska--King Cove Subjects LCSH Salmon canneries--Alaska--King Cove; Salmon canning industry--Alaska--King Cove depicted place United States--Alaska--King Cove ca 1910 Institution University of Washington UWASH-THWAITES-source accession number thwaites 297 PD-old-auto-1923 1940 Information field Order Number THW190 Images from the John E Thwaites Photographs of Alaska Collection to check Men Salmon canneries | ||||
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