Panorama of Virginia City, Nevada (No. 1) View from the Combination Shaft

Tags: comstock , juliamine , panorama , virginiacity , vtrailroad

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 first of a three-part panorama of Virginia City. This part looks southwest from the Combination Shaft, towards southern Virginia City. In the foreground is the V&T Railroad and the works for the Julia Mine.

See also parts two and three.

Other Data

Date Uploaded: January 5, 2008

Permanent Link: http://wnhpc.com/details/watkins1101

Source: California Digital Library

Source URL: http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf4w1007vx/

Source Caption: Title: Panorama of Virginia City, Nevada (No. 1) View from the Combination Shaft

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

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

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