Launching of the Catherine D., the Pacific American Fisheries (PAF) ship named for Catherine Deming,

Catherine Deming was PAF president E.B. Deming's granddaughter. Caption on front in ink: "So. Bellingham, WN.- 2-25-18" and "Steen's" The steamship was built at the PAF shipyard at Deadman's/Commercial Point. Men stand in groups on the decks and several stand on a ramp angled down from the deck as well as on the ground below. The Catherine D was the flagship of the PAF fleet used for shipping supplies and crews to Alaska; in WWII it she went into service for the US NAvy in Alaska. Caption on reverse in ink: "From Tom Morgan"

Creators/Contributors

Biery, Galen - Creator

Collection

Biery (Galen) Papers and Photographs

Date Created

February 25th, 1918

Extent

  • 1 black and white print
  • 9 1/2"H x 19 1/4"W

Publisher

Digital objects made available by the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.

Physical location

  • WaBeCP
  • Western Washington University

Repository

Center for Pacific Northwest Studies

Resource type

still image

Related to

Galen Biery papers and photographs

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Identifier

gb3570

Subject Geographic

Genre

Images

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