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#TBT Winter is often the time for fisherman to prepare for upcoming fishery seasons, like salmon, one of Puget Sound's favorites and most iconic. This January 1934 photo shows workers fixing purse seine nets at Seattle's Salmon Bay Terminal. Seattle Cedar's sawdust burner can be seen across the Bay, in Ballard. ⠀ ⠀ Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, MOHAI⠀ ⠀ #salmon #pnw #mohaimaritime #maritime #fishing #fisheries #boat #seattle #ballard #seattlehistory #freshfood #seasonaleating #throwback #throwbackthursdays

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Look deep into the eye…of the Fresnel lens from the former Smith Island lighthouse in our Maritime Seattle gallery. You will visit MOHAI and see what's new! ⠀ ⠀ #maritime #LakeUnion #museum #seattle #lighthouse #mohaimaritime #industry #southlakeunion #sanjuanislands #seattle (at Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI))

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The SS Edgefield, built by the Skinner & Eddy Corporation, launched from Seattle on Dec. 7, 1918. Skinner & Eddy operated from 1916-1923 and constructed more ships for the US World War I effort than any other American shipyard. Collection on David Rodgers, Museum of History & Industry

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It would be fair to say that maritime is a foundational industry in Seattle."

Leonard Garfield, MOHAI Executive Director

See the history: http://www.seattlepi.com/local/seattle-history/article/Photos-Ships-of-Seattle-s-past-7467453.php" 

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Say hello 👋 to our neighbor, the steamship Virginia V, on the Historic Ships Wharf at Lake Union Park! Come check the ship out tonight (6/2) at Seattle Antifreeze or during special programming this summer #mohai #seattle #seattlehistory #imonaboat #lakeunion #slu #southlakeunion #steamship #historicship #ship

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Check out 1944 photo of the Virginia V transporting Seattle Post-Intelligencer paper carriers through the Montlake Cut—then see it in person at June's edition of Seattle AntiFreeze (6/2)! Get a behind-the-scenes tour of this historic steamship…and it's free First Thursday

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Today is World Rivers Day. Seattle's riverways are important for the city's industry, and here's the Duwamish River Bridge under construction in 1934. 

How are you working to protect our waters?

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Passengers on the Ferry Kalakala Reading Newspapers, Near Seattle, 1951

The ferry 'Kalakala' began service in 1935. Its streamlined design made it internationally famous and popular with visitors and residents alike. The ferry made six daily runs between Seattle and Bremerton, and made summer evening excursions around Puget Sound. Unfortunately, the ferry vibrated badly; it was difficult to handle and expensive to repair. Service ended in 1967, and the ferry ended up as a seafood processing plant in Alaska.

This photo shows commuters reading newspapers on the 'Kalakala.' The ferry's name means 'flying bird' in the trade language used by traders and Puget Sound native peoples.

Photographer: Seattle Post-Intelligencer Staff Photographer

Image Date: 1951

Image Number: 1986.5.13625.1

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