Panorama of Virginia City, Nevada (No. 3) View from the Combination Shaft

Tags: comstock , panorama , virginiacity

Date of photo: Late 1870s

Photographer: Carleton Watkins

Source : California Digital Library

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Hearst Mining Collection of Views by C. E. Watkins, 1871-1876

Description

The third of a three-part panorama of Virginia City. This part looks northwest from the Combination Shaft, towards downtown Virginia City. On the left you can see the central business district of Virginia City, including the New International Hotel, St Mary's Catholic Church, and several other large buildings. On the right is a collection of houses and mining works on the slope down to Six Mile Canyon.

See also parts one and two.

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Date Uploaded: January 6, 2008

Permanent Link: http://wnhpc.com/details/watkins1103

Source: California Digital Library

Source URL: http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf596nb4gg/

Source Caption: Title: Panorama of Virginia City, Nevada (No. 3) View from the Combination Shaft

Collection: Hearst Mining Collection of Views by C. E. Watkins

Contributing Institution: The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley.

Download Photo: JPG (925 KB)

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