Office and Reservoir, Virginia City City Water Works

Tags: comstock , divide , mining , vcreservoir , virginiacity

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

This is a Carleton Watkins view of the Divide Reservoir, on the hill between Virginia City and Gold Hill. The reservoir is part of the water system that brings water from the Sierra to the Comstock.

Other Data

Date Uploaded: February 14, 2009

Permanent Link: http://wnhpc.com/details/watkins419

Source: California Digital Library

Source URL: http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf5489p11p?&brand=oac

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