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Crew of the motor cannery tender, Superior
Crew of the motor cannery tender, Superior
TitleCrew of the motor cannery tender, Superior
Accession ID number1943.42.27493
Object Typenegative, glass-plate
CreatorAsahel Curtis; Walter P. Miller
Date1913
RightsProperty of the Washington State Historical Society - All Rights Reserved
Full DescriptionFive members of the crew of the Superior pose for the photographer on the deck of the 85 foot motor cannery tender. One crew member wears a white apron and cap.
Inscription27293 / Curtis & Miller
Subjectfishing industry; cannery tender Superior; crew, ship; cook (occupation) ; canning industry
Remarks"Designed by L.H. Coolidge and built at the Hall yard in Winslow for Lee H. Wakefield of Anacortes, she was described by PACIFIC MOTORBOAT as the biggest motor tug ever built!" Source: Newell, Gordon. The H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest. Seattle, WA.; Superior Publishing Co., 1966
Electronic PublisherWashington State Historical Society
Descriptionglass; black and white
Conditiongood. Silvering horizontally through the center. Some flaking of emulsion at edges.
Date Digital2007
Dimensionheight: 6.375 inches; width: 8.5 inches
File CharacteristicsNegative scanned on a Microtek ArtixScan 1800f scanner at 600 ppi grayscale tiff and resized to a 300 jpeg using Adobe Photoshop CS
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