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Alaska Packers Assoc Canoe Brand Salmon Wood Crate - 20x13x10 A wooden shipping crate for canned salmon, featuring advertising for the Canoe Brand produced by the Alaska Packers Association. The box is constructed of thick wooden planks with simple nailed joints. The front panel and one side panel are decorated with black stenciled graphics. The design includes the text 4 DOZ. CANS in the upper left corner and FRESH RED in the upper right. The center features a decorative rectangular border containing the word SALMON in large bold block letters. Below this, CANOE BRAND is displayed between decorative scroll motifs. The bottom line reads ALASKA PACKERS ASSOCIATION. Notably, the graphics on one side panel are printed upside down relative to the front panel. The lid features faint black stenciled text arranged in two lines. The second line clearly reads WEST SALEM while the first line appears to contain a name or initials, possibly C. A. WEAVER. The crate was designed to hold four dozen cans of salmon.