Comstock Miner

Tags: comstock , miners , mining , virginiacity

Date of photo: 1867

Photographer: Timothy O'Sullivan

Source : U.S. Geological Survey

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United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel (King Survey)

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A miner hard at work inside one of the mines on the Comstock.

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Date Uploaded: August 21, 2025

Permanent Link: http://wnhpc.com/details/kingp104

Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Source URL: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/51dd6e4ae4b0f72b4471a0fd

Source Caption: Plate 104: Mining the lode. Shows miner working vein with pick. Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada, n.d.

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