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| Title | Fishing camp at Wing Point on Bainbridge Island, ca. 1905 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1905 |
| Caption | A group of native people, probably from British Columbia, set up a camp at Wing Point on the shore of Eagle Harbor in Puget Sound. They harvested clams and fish from Eagle Harbor and other nearby waters to sell to Seattle residents, and dried salmon to preserve it for later use.
In this photo, men and children stand near their plank houses and salmon drying racks at Wing Point. |
| Subjects | Fish drying; Indians of North America--Structures; Villages |
| Places | Bainbridge Island (Wash.); Wing Point (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.6950 |
| 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 | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 glass negative: b&w; 6.5 x 8.5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 2, 570 |
