Virginia City, Nev. View from Mt. Davidson.

Tags: aerial , combinationshaft , comstock , halenorcrossmine , mining , panorama , savagemine , virginiacity

Date of photo: Late 1870s

Photographer: Carleton Watkins

Source : California State Library

Available Sizes: 979x1024 | 1959x2048 | 2871x3000

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California State Library

Description

This is a Carleton Watkins panorama of Virginia City, taken from Mt. Davidson. This is one piece of a stereo pair. The Savage Mine and Hale & Norcross Mine are seen in the foreground, and the Combination Shaft is in the distance on the left.

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Date Uploaded: October 7, 2025

Permanent Link: http://wnhpc.com/details/watkins4171

Source: California State Library

Source URL: https://delivery.library.ca.gov:8443/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE244424

Source Caption: Virginia City, Nev. View from Mt. Davidson.

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