File:Alaskan gold at the Scandinavian American Bank, ca 1901 (MOHAI 7180).jpg

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English: Alaskan gold at the Scandinavian American Bank, ca. 1901   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Title
English: Alaskan gold at the Scandinavian American Bank, ca. 1901
Description
English:

Between 1897 and 1910, gold and money from the gold rush poured into Seattle's banks. Between May 1897 and September 1903, deposits at Seattle's Scandinavian American Bank grew from $170,594.08 to nearly $2.7 million. This photo was taken sometime between 1897 and 1902, at the Scandinavian American Bank in Seattle. It shows bank president Andrew Chilberg (right, behind counter) and a group of bankers standing at a counter loaded with gold.

Original photograph: Curtis & Romans, 1901 or 1902. Copied after 1975 by the Museum of History and Industry.

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Bankers; Gold; Gold rushes; Scandinavian American Bank
Depicted place
English: Seattle (Wash.)
Date circa 1901
date QS:P571,+1901-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium
English: 1 negative : safety film, b&w
Dimensions height: 4 in (10.1 cm); width: 5 in (12.7 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,4U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,5U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
7180
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
Permission
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Public domain
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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