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English: Fishermen cleaning halibut, ca. 1920   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
Webster & Stevens
Title
English: Fishermen cleaning halibut, ca. 1920
Description
English: In the early 1900s, halibut steamers made huge catches of fish. The record catch for a single day was 160,000 pounds. After the halibut were offloaded from the dories, the men chopped the heads off the fish, removed the livers for fish oil, and put everything on ice for the trip back to port.

This photo shows a group of fishermen cleaning halibut on board a steamer in the northern Pacific Ocean. It was probably taken on board the "Polaris" sometime between 1913 and 1927.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Fishing industry; Halibut; Men--Employment; Polaris (Ship)
Depicted place
English: North Pacific Ocean
Date circa 1920
date QS:P571,+1920-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
English: 1 photographic print : gelatin, b&w
Dimensions height: 21 cm (8.2 in); width: 26 cm (10.2 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,21U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,26U174728
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
6315
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
Permission
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Public domain
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
Credit Line
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PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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