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San Juan Archipelago, Washington State, United States
A society formed in 2009 for the purpose of collecting, preserving, celebrating, and disseminating the maritime history of the San Juan Islands and northern Puget Sound area. Check this log for tales from out-of-print publications as well as from members and friends. There are circa 750, often long entries, on a broad range of maritime topics; there are search aids at the bottom of the log. Please ask for permission to use any photo posted on this site. Thank you.

14 June 2014

FLAG DAY 2014



Flag factory, 1913.

The Byron Collection, Museum of
the City of New York©

Postcard from the archives of the S. P. H. S.
"American Camp 
where troops were stationed on San Juan Is.
during the border dispute with Britain.
This sketch by an unknown artist 
was reproduced from a copy 
in the B. C. Archives, Victoria, B. C." 
Photo with inscription from the 
archives of the Saltwater People Historical Society.

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