Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2009.19.750
Accession#:
2009.19
Credit Line:
Donated by the Juneau Volunteer Firefighters Association.
Object Name:
Check
Title:
Burnt Alaska Coast Fisheries Check
Date:
1951
Scope & Content:
One (1) check from the Alaska Coast Fisheries of $167.91. Check number 2635. Date stamped June 4, 1951. Check is made out to Juneau Cold Storage Company for the "Floor ice on Take Kings, / and ice used in boxing 260 / Boxes for fresh shipment 'Neptune' " Check is signed by Alaska Coast Fisheries General Manager, Pavis S. George.

Check is burnt on both ends of the check

On the reverse is text stamped in red: "Pay to the [order] / First National Bank of [burnt off] / 24 Juneau, Alaska 24 / JUNEAU COLD STORAGE COMPANY, Inc"

The characters "PAID / *6 *5 51 / 59 2" have been punched into the check and are most visible on the back of the check.
Dates of Creation:
June 4, 1951
People:
George, Pavis S.
Search Terms:
Fish
Bank
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