Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2001.24.015
Accession#:
2001.24
Credit Line:
Discovered in Collections.
Object Name:
Postcard
Title:
Salmon caught in Alaskan Waters
Date:
1950
Description:
Black and white postcard of smiling woman in dark dress, pearls and light colored hot supporting large salmon vertically by tail. Printed in white: "P—14— 13511 Salmon" Part of number smeared.
Material: Paper/Ink/Emulsion
Material: Paper/Ink/Emulsion
Notes:
Found in Collections
According to Jim Geraghty, this salmon was displayed in Petersburg Museum and was the record size salmon at that time. Here it is stuffed, not real. The real fish was 126 1/2 pounds and was caught near Prince of Wales. Jim's grandfather, Arnie Israelson, was one of the people on that boat?
According to Jim Geraghty, this salmon was displayed in Petersburg Museum and was the record size salmon at that time. Here it is stuffed, not real. The real fish was 126 1/2 pounds and was caught near Prince of Wales. Jim's grandfather, Arnie Israelson, was one of the people on that boat?
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Postcard of Woman Holding Larg
Postcard of Woman Holding Larg
Postcard of Woman Holding Larg
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