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| Title | Fishing camp at Wing Point on Bainbridge Island, ca. 1905 |
| Studio Name | Webster & Stevens |
| Studio Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Date | ca. 1905 |
| Notes | A group of native people from British Columbia set up a camp at Wing Point, on the shore of Bainbridge Island in Puget Sound. They harvested clams and fish from Eagle Harbor and other nearby waters to sell to Seattle residents and also dried salmon to preserve it for later use. In this photo, taken at the camp, men and children stand near their plank houses and salmon drying racks.
Photographers Ira Webster and Nelson Stevens opened their Seattle studio in 1902. They were the official photographers for The Seattle Times for 23 years, beginning in 1906, and also did extensive commercial photography work in Seattle and King County. Webster retired in 1925 and died in 1942; and Stevens died around 1930. (Firm stationery; Charles T. Hommel, A Guide to Historical Photograph Collections in Seattle, p. 46.) |
| Subjects | Indians of North America--British Columbia--Subsistence activities; Indians of North America--Washington (State)--Bainbridge Island--Structures; Dwellings--Washington (State)--Bainbridge Island; Fish drying--Washington (State)--Bainbridge Island; Salmon--Drying |
| Location Depicted | Washington (State)--Bainbridge Island--Wing Point |
| Object Type | Glass negatives |
| Physical Description | Glass negative; good |
| Negative Number | MOHAI 83.10.6, 950 |
| Digital Collection | American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Images
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| Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Repository | Museum of History and Industry, Seattle
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| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or inquire about permissions see:
http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/ordering.php
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| Acquisition | Gift of PEMCO Financial Services, 1983; acc. no. 83.10.6, 950 |
| Restrictions | http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/copyrights.html |
| Transmission Data | Image/JPEG |
