Pacific American Fisheries cannery, Alitak (now Akhiok), ca. 1912

Caption on image: P.A.F. Cannery, Alitak, Alaska PH Coll 247.969 Akhiok is located at the southern end of Kodiak Island at Alitak Bay. The original village of Kashukugniut was occupied by Russians in the early 19th century. The community was a sea otter hunting settlement, located at Humpy Cove. The...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thwaites, John E. (John Edward), 1863-1940
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Manuscripts, Special Collections, University Archives Division
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1912
Subjects:
Pacific American Fisheries
Inc. > Facilities > Alaska > Akhiok
Piers & wharves > Alaska > Akhiok
Alitak Bay (Alaska)
Fishing boats > Alaska > Akhiok
Salmon canneries > Alaska > Akhiok
Salmon canning industry > Alaska > Akhiok
Pacific
eskimo*
Kodiak
sugpiaq
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/thwaites/id/400
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Summary:Caption on image: P.A.F. Cannery, Alitak, Alaska PH Coll 247.969 Akhiok is located at the southern end of Kodiak Island at Alitak Bay. The original village of Kashukugniut was occupied by Russians in the early 19th century. The community was a sea otter hunting settlement, located at Humpy Cove. The name Akhiok was reported in the 1880 Census. In 1881, residents relocated to the present site at Alitak Bay. A post office was established in 1933, and remained open until 1945. Today, Akhiok is a Sugpiaq Eskimo village dependent upon fishing and subsistence activities.

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