23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
Eye Of The Storm

An abandoned northern fur seal processing plant on St. George Island is a reminder of times past in the Bearing Sea. The plant is a preserved site within the Seal Islands National Historic Landmark that was once the center of a major commercial sealing industry from 1951 to 1972.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2015
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: St. George, Alaska, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D600
Copyright: © Thomas DeLiberto