Entrance of the Sutro Tunnel

Tags: sutro , sutrotunnel

Photographer: Unknown

Source : Denver Public Library

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Western History Department, Denver Public Library

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Folks gathered at the mouth of the Sutro Tunnel.

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Date Uploaded: July 19, 2024

Permanent Link: http://wnhpc.com/details/photo1829

Source: Denver Public Library

Source URL: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1029958

Source Caption: Men pose at the mouth of the Sutro Tunnel which is marked by an elaborate entryway, Virginia City, Nevada. The tunnel is nine miles long and was used to drain the mines on the Comstock lode. Painted on the entry: "Commenced October 19th, 1869, Sutro Tunnel."

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