1939 ❖ GOLITHON WINS FOR OLGA

 

CHAMP FISHERWOMAN
Helen Abrahamsen Golithon,
(1911-1986)
of Olga, Orcas Island, 
San Juan Archipelago, WA.
Photo dated 13 Sept. 1939
Click image to enlarge.
from the archives of the 
Saltwater People H.S.©

She kept her fingers crossed for more than an hour while judges in Seattle's annual Salmon Derby weighed entries. Helen was rewarded finally when she was told her 24 pound 4 ounce King salmon had copped the women's fishing title.