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Title
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View of what is probably a cannery building in Petersburg, Alaska
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Date
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1930-1940
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Description
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Situated at the narrow passage between the town and the forest (see photo gb3602) with snow-capped mountains in the background. Three fishing boats, one named Sun Light, and a barge and pile driver are docked. The wooden building, on a pier, is two stories with two rows of windows on the side; a second building is perpendicular to the first, has an open front held up by regularly spaced poles. A man and a car are visible at the end of the pier in front of the first building
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Digital Collection
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Biery (Galen) Papers and Photographs
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Type of resource
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still image
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Object custodian
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Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
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Related Collection
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Galen Biery papers and photographs
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Local Identifier
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gb3603
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Title
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Street in unidentified town with a mountain rising to the left at the end of the street
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Date
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1940-1950
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Description
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Mostly low buildings line the street: Holten's Beer Parlor, a cafe,a bank; a sign hanging from a several story building toward the end of town says "Trading Union" with a sign below it that says "Meat Market;"beyond this building is a building with a sign saying "Pacific American Fisheries, Inc;" beyond that is a residential house. A sign on the three story building in the foreground says "Coliseum" - it appears to be a movie theater with a hotel or apartments above. Five vehicles, two on one side, three on the other, are parked on the street. No people are visible.
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Digital Collection
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Biery (Galen) Papers and Photographs
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Type of resource
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still image
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Object custodian
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Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
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Related Collection
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Galen Biery papers and photographs
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Local Identifier
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gb3605
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Title
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Elmheim (Roeder house)
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Date
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1880-1960
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Description
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Elmheim, the Victorian mansion built by Henry Roeder at Elm and Monroe Streets. It was finished in 1898; Elizabeth Roeder died in 1897 and Henry in 1902. Roeder descendants lived in the mansion until it became a bed and breakfast inn. It was torn down in 1956 to make way for apartments. See also photos gb2677 and gb2897.
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Digital Collection
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Biery (Galen) Papers and Photographs
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Type of resource
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still image
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Object custodian
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Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
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Related Collection
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Galen Biery papers and photographs
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Local Identifier
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gb3505
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