Photo Essay
Some Things Fishy: Ketchikan
and the Salmon
at the Tongass Historical Museum!
by Frances Leach - Ketchikan Museums
August 19, 2003
Tuesday - 12:10 am
Ketchikan, AK - A colorful community exhibit, Some Things
Fishy encompasses all things salmon, including antique
and unusual fishing gear, cannery related items, salmon-inspired
garments, King Salmon Derby photos, salmon artwork, "fish
stories," and much, much more. Hundreds of fascinating objects
and photos, selected from the Museum's collections and on loan
from area residents, provide a fascinating view of our community,
its rich history and our many connections to that most splendid
of fish, the SALMON.
And remember. Ketchikan residents
are ALWAYS admitted free! Some Things Fishy closes
on September 30th. Don't miss it!
Ketchikan local, Hogan
Zinn admires the model troller Sharyn A, built to scale
by Ketchikan resident Ed Allain, who fished the original Sharyn
A. for many years.
photo by Frances Leach
A Museum visitor looks
at historic salmon can labels once used by Ketchikan canneries.
photo by Frances Leach
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Nona Hamilton-Head's
"Hoochie Dress" was created for Ketchikan's Wearable
Art Show and is an example of how salmon are incorporated into
everyday art and life.
photo by Frances Leach |
A visiting couple stops
to read about Ray Troll's legendary "Humpalope".
photo by Frances Leach
Dr. Phil Newman and
his wife Phoebe discover more about historic canneries in Ketchikan.
photo by Frances Leach
A recent museum visitor
takes a close look at the
differences between the five species of salmon.
photo by Frances Leach
Some Things Fishy: Ketchikan and the Salmon can
be seen at the Tongass Historical Museum through September
30. Call 225-5900 for more information.
Photos & text by
Frances Leach - Ketchikan Museums
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