t
the end of the nineteenth century, when Oregon's
salmon canning industry was in its prime, the
canneries along the Columbia River used colorful
labels to promoted their own brands of canned
salmon. With twenty-nine canneries operating in
1889, competition was extensive and the product was
not unique, at least along the Lower Columbia
River. The majority of the cannery labels date from
1880 to 1890 and were used by companies in Astoria.
Other labels come from canneries in Coos County,
Portland, Tillamook, Celilo in Wasco County and
Anacortes, Washington.
t
the end of the nineteenth century, when Oregon's
salmon canning industry was in its prime, the
canneries along the Columbia River used colorful
labels to promoted their own brands of canned
salmon. With twenty-nine canneries operating in
1889, competition was extensive and the product was
not unique, at least along the Lower Columbia
River. The majority of the cannery labels date from
1880 to 1890 and were used by companies in Astoria.
Other labels come from canneries in Coos County,
Portland, Tillamook, Celilo in Wasco County and
Anacortes, Washington.
