Ship Harbor

  1. Expanding on the Interpretive Panel
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Expanding on the Interpretive Panel - Salmon Canneries at Ship Harbor in 1900


Canneries at Ship Harbor

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Fidalgo Island Canning Company and Alaska Packers Association at Ship Harbor.

Image is a glass negative contact print from the Lance Burdon collection.

-Anacortes Historic Photo Archive

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Photo of Four Indigenous children Standing in a Beached Canoe

Sepia photo of four Indigenous children standing in a beached canoe in front of several wooden buildings and skiffs. Three are girls in dresses, the fourth is boy a without a shirt. The donor said the photo was taken near the site of today's Ship Harbor Washington State Ferry Terminal.

-Anacortes Historic Photo Archive

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Map of Ship Harbor circa 1917, illustrated by Bill Mitchell

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Schematic map of Ship Harbor circa 1917, illustrated by Bill Mitchell in 1980. It's the site of Fidalgo Island Packing Company and Alaska Packers Association (formerly Anacortes Canning Company.  On the back side is a c. 1914 city plat map with existing waterfront relics in 1982 marked with an "x".

-Anacortes Historic Photo Archive

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Labels from Anacortes Canneries

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The Anacortes Museum has a large collection of cannery labels from the early 20th Century. All of these brands, and more, were produced in Anacortes. Follow the links below to find about the individual labels:

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