An elderly Archibald Shiels in suit and tie stands next to large bell on display

Archie Shiels was born in 1878 in Edinburgh, Scotland. After being educated int he U.K. he moved to Vancouver, B.C. and then to Alaska during the gold rush where he worked in railroad construction and gained a great knowledge of Alaska that was an asset when he worked for Pacific American Fisheries. At P.A.F. he was managing director and eventually became president in 1932, then chairman of the board in 1936. He authored four books. He died in 1974.

Creators/Contributors

Biery, Galen - Creator

Collection

Biery (Galen) Papers and Photographs

Date Created

Circa 1960 (date is approximate) to Circa 1970 (date is approximate)

Extent

  • 1 black and white print
  • 5" x 7"

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

Access conditions

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Identifier

gb2562

Genre

Images

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