Album caption: "A gold bucket full of odd shaped nuggets with a cabin replica in gold, produced by J. L. Sale and Company, presented to Lady Minto on the occasion of the visit by Governor Lord and Lady Minto to Dawson City in 1900."
The competition was open to Alaska schoolchildren between grades 7 and 12. Benson was a 13 year old student at the Jessie Lee MIssion Home in Seward. The competition was organized by the American Legion, who collected a total of 142 entries from...
Caption: Klondike Nuggets from "Seward's Land of Gold" by French p. 57 per book. Looks like posed studio picture. Screened picture. Verso: Successful Klondike miners. Notes: "Edwin H. Brown, on left, and Major L.H. French displaying...
Physical description: 13 pages, handwritten on yellow legal-sized sheets. Places mentioned: Auk Bay (Alaska) ; Auk Village (Alaska) ; Berners Bay (Alaska) ; Cape St. Elias (Alaska) ; Douglas (Alaska) ; Douglas Island (Alaska) ; Fairheaven...
Pin made of two large gold nuggets, one with the initials "ACL" (Adrianna Camilla Lutro) soldered on. The other nugget has a gold pick and shovel soldered on.
14K pin in form of a butterfly with outstretched wings. 14K gold backing in form of butterfly as base with nuggets, cut-outs, wires, added to form relatively realistic figure. 1 in. vertical and 1 7/8 in. across the open wings. Well-made and in...
Gold lapel pin for the "AB" (Arctic Brotherhood). 3 small nuggets soldered to pan-shaped pin, sized 10/16 in. across. "J.L. Sale & Co" stamped on back.
Gold nugget necklace, 25.5 in. long (doubled), forming a loop or circle. Each nugget is rather flat and is about 1/4 in. long including attached loops at either end for fastening to other nuggets. 152 nuggets. 24.5 dwt.
Gold charm: gold pan with "Fairbanks" in raised gold letters inside top rim - cabin, mountains, sun, nuggets, etc. inside pan in different colors of gold. Loop and ring for attaching at top, 14K.
Semi-lunar shaped pin with hook on back so that a watch can be attached; all gold; made in Nome; "OME" stamped on back; small gold nuggets soldered on front and semi-lunar shaped piece of ivory inset; 1-1/2 in. wide and 1-1/2 in. tall including...
Gold spoon, round soup-type bowl, encrusted with nuggets. Has an 'L' connecting the handle to the bowl. Bowl has engravings inside the bowl and a rolled, twisted edge.