Ophir Mine

Tags: ophirmine , postcard , virginiacity

Date of photo: 1910

Photographer: Edward H. Mitchell

Source : The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

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A postcard of the Ophir Mine in Virginia City.

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Date Uploaded: July 23, 2024

Permanent Link: http://wnhpc.com/details/berk121407005

Contributor: Virginia City, NV on Facebook

Source: The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Source URL: https://digicoll.lib.berkeley.edu/record/199346

Source Caption: Ophir Mine, Virginia City, NV 1910.In all the history of the Ophir Mine, it did not create a single millionaire. E.J. “Lucky” Baldwin, who was already rich, was wise when he sold 20,000 shares to Wm. Sharon for $2,700,000 in November of 1874. [ Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology. Fact brought to you by Joe Curtis] #ThrowbackThursday

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