Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2013.08.118
Accession#:
2013.08
Credit Line:
Donated by Mildred Goss Jones.
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Title:
Dumping 7,500 Fry in to the Lake
Studio:
Ordway's
Place:
Juneau, Alaska
Date:
1931
Description:
Black and white photograph of two men and a float plane (sea plane). Text on the side of the aircraft identifies it as a part of the Alaska—Washington Airways fleet. There is a man climbing in to the plane's cabin. His back and legs are visible. There are five two handled bucket like containers on the plane's left pontoon. A second man is standing in the water next to the plane. He is holding one of the buckets, tipping its contents into the water. Two additional bucks are in the water next to him. Mountains and water in background. In the lower proper left corner is white text reading: "ORDWAY C 31 JUNEAU". The "C" is enclosed in a circle as the copyright symbol.

Verso has a stamped number "89" in the lower proper right corner in blue ink.
In the photograph the man is dumping 7,500 fry (baby fish) into the water in 931.
Notes:
Located in photo album (2013.08.011A). Attached to album page by corner tabs. White text on album page below the photograph reads: "Dumping 7,500 Fry into the Lake. — Glacier Water '31".
The album belonged to William G. Brian Harland. He was a mechanic for Alaska—Washington Airways and Alaska Southern Airways. He was based out of Juneau.
People:
Harland, William G. Brian
Harland, Brian
Ordway, Fred
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Photograph
Aircraft
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Water
Transportation
Lake
Fish
Sea Animal
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