Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2005.06.220
Accession#:
2005.06
Credit Line:
Donated by the Harold Fossum Estate.
Object Name:
Check
Title:
Check, Juneau Cold Storage to Cash for Packer Boat Empress, 1961
Date:
08/10/1940
Scope & Content:
Check
"Juneau Cold Storage Company, Inc., Juneau, Alaska
No A 293
Jul 28, 1961
Pay to the order of cash for packers boat "empress" trip number 4 Juneau Alaska, $1537.35
to the B.M. Behrends Bank, Juneau Alaska
Juneau Cold Storage Company Inc,Wallis S. George, manager, treasurer"

back:
"Cash required for "Empress"
trip Number 4 .00*
currency 20's 1500.00
10's 30.00
1's 7.00
change .35
totalling 1537.35*"
signed by Juneau Cold Storage Co, Inc _____ S. George (Wallace?)
perforated PAID +7—31—61, 89—1

Check is printed on orange patterned paper in green, red, purple and black ink had has detailed border and fish flying over J logo, George's signature is stamped on the front in pink, green and blue and signed on the back using green pen
a neon pink seven is on top of the three in the $1537. on the front of the check.
Dates of Creation:
08/10/1940
Notes:
More checks, mainly fish buyers, Juneau Cold Storage, and PFD copies in the documentation file.
People:
Fossum, Harold
George, Wallis S.
Search Terms:
Bank
Fishing
Fisheries
Cold Storage
Empress
Boat
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