Photo Catalog Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Fishing boat at Northern Machine Works being replanked and caulked, 1955 |
Image # |
2003.2.63.435 |
Object Name |
Negative, Film |
Date |
1955 |
Photographer |
Saari, Paulu T. |
Location |
Ketchikan, Alaska |
Description |
Bottom work at Northern Machine Works, 1955 Several new bottom planks have been installed on this fishing boat. Shipyard workers are caulking the seams and paying (sealing) them with cement. Note the caulking mallet on the arm of the man in the foreground. The man with the caulking hammer is Murdow McDonald. 09/23/2021: During an oral history interview with Otto Johansen on 09/22/2021, he identified three of the four men in this image. L-R: George Craig (went by Geordy, not sure if spelled correctly), Murdow McDonald (caulking hammer), unknown, young Otto Johansen. HAC |
Provenance |
Donated to the Museum by the Photographer |
Film Size |
4" x 5" |
People |
Saari, Paulu Toivo McDonald, Murdow Craig, Geoge Johansen, Otto |
Search Terms |
Boat Boat Building Boathouses Boats Fishermen Fishing Fishing boats Fishing industry Ketchikan Maintenance & repair Northern Machine Works Wooden Boats |
Relation |
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Credit line |
Ketchikan Museums: Paulu T. Saari Collection, KM 2003.2.63.435 |