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| Title | Pier 8 in Seattle, showing Pacific Net and Twine Company sign |
| Date | ca. 1915 |
| Caption | The Pacific Net and Twine Company was founded in 1897 by Edward Cunningham in Seattle, Washington. By 1913 the company had moved its operations to Pier 8 on Seattle's waterfront, where it provided the Puget Sound and Alaskan fishing industries with net, cordage, and other fishing supplies. In 1919 the company moved once more, this time to it's own building at 1223 Western Avenue in Seattle. In 1927 the company changed its name to Pacific Marine Supply. |
| Notes | Ships pictured were typical of the vessels which headquartered at the dock (taken from caption on back of photo)
Also pictured are trains and railroad lines. |
| Subjects | Piers & wharves--Washington (State)--Seattle; Fishing boats--Washington (State)--Seattle; Railroads--Washington (State)--Seattle; Storefronts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Stores, Retail--Washington (State)--Seattle; Commercial buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle; Fishing nets--Washington (State)--Seattle; Fishing & hunting gear |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 2007.4.12 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Pacific Marine Supply Company Records |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w; 7.5 x 9.5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original photo as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS2. |
