This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Launch Out into the Deep and Let Down Your Nets
The John R. Manning trawler based in Juneau sails for explorations under the U S Bureau of Commercial Fisheries to locate untapped sea resources and methods of harvesting. Nets evolved into scallop dredges and crab pots as crews seek new grounds with potential profits for fishermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Manning
Juneau
Alaska
U.S. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
Kodiak
Bering Sea
Harry L. Rietze