Anacortes, Washington
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Anacortes is a city in Skagit County, Washington, United States. The name "Anacortes" is an adaptation of the name of Anne Curtis Bowman, who was the wife of early Fidalgo Island settler Amos Bowman.
Downtown Anacortes and the marina from Cap Sante
Robinson Fisheries Co. codfish plant
Robinson Fisheries Co. fertilizer plant
Anacortes American masthead in December 1960 shows national affiliation.
Burl Ives
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Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives was an American singer and actor with a career that spanned more than six decades.
Anacortes, Washington
…Donald Hume – Olympic rower and gold medalist at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Burl Ives – folk singer, author, and actor Rien Long – former NFL defensive lineman…
Ives in 1955, photographed by Carl Van Vechten
Ives (left) with Paul Newman in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Ives while filming Wind Across the Everglades in 1957