Black-and-white photograph: Salmon Fishing Boat, 1940s.

Salmon Fishing Boat, 1940s

c. 1940s  ·  Pacific Northwest waters (precise location undetermined)

A commercial salmon fishing boat in the 1940s. The Pacific Northwest salmon industry — particularly the Columbia River and coastal Oregon fisheries — was a substantial regional economy through mid-century, and Photo-Art Studio's stock library included extensive fishing-industry coverage.

Date
c. 1940s
Location
Pacific Northwest waters (precise location undetermined)
Archive ID
SV2-51
Photographer
Photo-Art Studio (Portland, Oregon)
Format
16-bit TIFF master · scanned from original negative
Salmon FishingCommercial FishingPacific Northwest1940s

Photo-Art Studio commercial archive (Portland, Oregon); acquired by Stephen Ingham 2001. Donated to the Oregon Historical Society in two parts — the bulk in 2002–2003 and the remainder in 2007 (Org. Lot 791); editorial rights retained.

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