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Date of photo: 1890
Photographer: James H. Crockwell
Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Some scenes of mining activity in Virginia City. Clockwise from the top left is the giant Cornish pump at the Union Consolidated Mine, miners at the 1650 foot level in the C. & C. Shaft, another view of the Union Mine pump, and miners using Burleigh drills underground. A page from "Souvenir of the Comstock" from photographer James H. Crockwell.
Date Uploaded: April 27, 2024
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Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Source URL: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/93503842/
Source Caption: Union pump engine. Burleigh drills at work, made by flashlight. Chamber in C. & C. at the 1650 foot level, by flash-light. Interior Union works-draft wheel wheighing (sic) 110 tons
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