History sheathed in canned salmon labels

History comes in all shapes and sizes. University of Washington doctoral candidate Ross Coen was in Ketchikan in mid-November to give a presentation on the history of the canned salmon industry in Alaska, and to research a subject he’s passionate about: salmon can labels.
Image from a Lynx Brand canned salmon label
Ross Coen admits that he’s a “nerd” when it comes to his interest in salmon can labels.  Just like someone might collect baseball cards, there are th