View of Gus Owen pulling a crucible from the Independence Mine, Alaska assay furnace. From caption: "Gus Owen pulling crucible from assay furnace." 1939.
Left to right Mrs. F. W. Herms (Emily), Dr. F. W. Herms Sr. and an unidentified man. They are standing in the Assay Office of the American Bank of Alaska (Iditarod, Alaska) in front of $125,000.00 of gold bricks.
Title from image caption Well dressed men and women standing in front of Assay Office, a sign on which reads, Assay Office -- Posively No Admittance Photographer's number 104 T
Title taken from image. Four men standing behind bench with seated woman and gold bars worth $260,000 at Assay Office. Lettering in image: Assay Office, Gold Dust Bought Here.
Image: Jaulin 6. Verso: The Upper Camp at Jualin in winter, about 1910 or 1911. In the left foreground, the stable, with the assay shack to the right nearest the tailing pile. At extreme left, the old bunkhouse. At extreme right, the 10 stamp mill;...