This is an 1899 photo shows buildings of the Orca salmon cannery along the shore, mountain background, waters of Orca Inlet in foreground. The cannery was constructed by the Pacific Steam Whaling Company in 1889 in Cordova, and moved to its present location in 1895. I worked at Orca Cannery in 1971, and it was an unforgettable experience. Before Orca, I had worked in Waterfall (SE Alaska 1970), and Egegik (Bristol Bay 1971), but none of them prepared me for the one month at Orca in 1971. It was July 1971, towards the end of the season, I was working … Continue reading Orca Cannery, Cordova