Historic Pictures of the K. Hovden Cannery,Cannery Row, Monterey, CANow the site of the Monterey Bay Aquarium by Swadley, W. Wesley (Photographer) and Knut Hovden (Owner)

Monterey: Circa 1918-1920. Four items:Panoramic Exterior View of the K. Hovden Cannery and its EmployeesPhotograph by Swadley, San FranciscoCirca 1918-1920Northern California Industrial Survey Series"400 Employees 1700 Cases of Sardines per Day"Platinum print. 7.6 x 22 inches. Repaired cracks. Mounted on a support sheet.-----Panoramic Exterior View of the K. Hovden CannerySilver print 7.75 x 22.5 inches. Repaired cracks. Mounted on a support sheet.Circa 1918-1920-----Panoramic Interior View of the K. Hovden Cannery with WorkersSilver print 6.75 x 10.5 inches.Circa 1918-1920-----Blueprint of Exterior elevation remodeling of theK. Hovden CanneryC.J. Ryland, Architect & Engineer.10/23/19448.25 x 21.6 inches----Knut Hovden1880 - 1961 - Hovden came to Monterey in 1905 and began working with Frank Booth at his cannery at the south end of Cannery Row. Knut eventually bought the Cannery and later opened the Hovden Cannery now the site of the Monterey Bay Aquarium"Knut Hovden, an ichthyologist and graduate of the National Fisheries College in Bergen, Norway, came to the United States in 1904. He was soon recruited to work for Frank E. Booth who operated a large cannery in Monterey. In 1916, Hovden established a cannery of his own, the K. Hovden Company. Every visitor to the Monterey Bay Aquarium will notice a curious sign near the entrance that says, "Portola Sardines." The Portola brand of sardines was the trademark of the K. Hovden Company, which, by 1941, was the largest sardine canning company in Monterey during the time that Monterey was the largest sardine canning port in the world. The cannery was located on the corner of Ocean View Avenue and David Avenue in Monterey.