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1983.10.7465
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U.S. Assay Office, Seattle, 1905
Order an ImageThe United States monetary system used to be on the gold standard. People used gold coins, as well as paper currency which was backed by gold. When gold started arriving in Seattle from the Klondike in 1898, the government opened an assay office to buy gold and to certify its purity. The building was located at 617-19 9th Avenue.
Handwritten on sleeve: U.S. Assay Office 1905.
Webster & Stevens number: 4356
Handwritten on sleeve: U.S. Assay Office 1905.
Webster & Stevens number: 4356
ID Number: 1983.10.7465
Date: 1905
Creator(s):
Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 glass negative : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.7465
Copyright: No Known Copyright
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