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Lib1988.33.163
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Staff outside U.S. Assay Office, Seattle, circa 1899
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.
This photo shows the U.S. Assay Office and its staff.
Photographer's number: 379
This photo shows the U.S. Assay Office and its staff.
Photographer's number: 379
ID Number: Lib1988.33.163
Date: Circa 1899
Creator(s):
Wilse, Anders Beer, 1865-1949, Photographer
Physical Description:
1 glass negative : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. ; sulfiding, taped
1 glass negative : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. ; sulfiding, taped
Additional Information: View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv05483
Credit: MOHAI, Anders Beer Wilse Photographs, Lib1988.33.163
Copyright: No Known Copyright
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