Fisherman’s Sweatshirt
Fisherman’s Sweatshirt
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- Description
- This heavyweight, extra-large hooded sweatshirt was worn by one of the deck hands working aboard the Alaska Ocean catcher-processer in 2007. It features the logo of the Alaska Ship Supply store in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, a major commercial fishing port at the end of the Aleutian Chain. Although the Alaska Ocean’s home port is now Seattle (it was formerly Anacortes, Washington), Dutch Harbor serves as the vessel’s home base during the months it operates in the Bering Sea.
- The 125-person crew of the Alaska Ocean is at sea for several weeks at a time, and they look forward to reaching Dutch Harbor where they unload the frozen fish products and resupply the ship. The captain and crew can take care of personal business while in port as well, and stores like Alaska Ship Supply cater to their needs by selling clothing, supplies, marine hardware, groceries, postage, and other items.
- The Alaska Ocean is a 376-foot-long vessel in the Seattle-based catcher-processor fleet. Workers catch, process, package, and freeze groundfish—mostly pollock and Pacific whiting—in the Bering Sea and in the waters off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. The vessel can harvest about 325 metric tons of fish per day and can freeze over 250,000 pounds of fish product daily.
- Object Name
- sweatshirt
- date made
- ca 2007
- maker
- Alaska Ship Supply
- Place Made
- United States: Alaska, Aleutian Islands, Dutch Harbor
- Physical Description
- polyester (overall material)
- cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 41 in x 64 in x 3 1/2 in; 104.14 cm x 162.56 cm x 8.89 cm
- ID Number
- 2007.0178.06
- catalog number
- 2007.0178.06
- accession number
- 2007.0178
- Credit Line
- Alaska Ocean through Jeff Hendricks
- subject
- Fishing
- Fishing
- Contemporary United States
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- Work and Industry: Maritime
- Clothing & Accessories
- Work
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Natural Resources
- Exhibition
- On the Water
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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