Title:
Looking West from the 1500 Block of Tongass Avenue, September 6, 1954
Photographer:
Paulu T. Saari
Description:
The photographer was standing in front of the building that now houses Helicopter Air Alaska (formerly occupied by Promech Air). The white building on the right with the ladder on the roof is 1624 Tongass. The long warehouse on the left is Edwards Wire Works, then a major supplier of the fish trap and logging industries. The building was later occupied by Silver Lining Seafoods.
Collection:
Ketchikan Museums: Paulu T. Saari Collection, KM 2003.2.63.653
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Tongass Avenue near the Model Cleaners
Tongass Avenue near the Model Cleaners