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Title: "C" Street Virginia City (NV), Linen Description: One of the West's most colorful and romantic Camps. Historic center of one of the greatest mining districts in the world. Over three quarters of a billion in gold and silver taken from this famous Comstock Lode since discovered in 1859, and played an important role in preserving the credit of the Nation during the Civil War. Once had a population of close to 40,000, today about 2,000. The district is still active Curteich-Chicago		Title: One of the most fabulous towns on the "Gold Rush" Virginia City (NV), Chrome PM 1961 May-25

Title: Interior Piper's Opera House Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: The interior of Piper's Opera House is noted for its unusual architectural design with suspended balcony, rake (sloping) stage and spring dance floor. Here the most famous performers appeared in the bonanza days; Adah Isaacs, Menken, Mme. Helen Modjeska, Edwin Booth, Buffalo Bill Cody, Maude Adams, Lillie Langtry, Emma Nevada, the Georgia Minstrels, and many others. David Belasco was stage manager in the early days H. S. Crocker Co., Inc		Title: Delta Saloon Virginia City (NV), Continental Chrome unused Description: Series VC-6 Open to all visitors, the Delta Saloon and Gambling Place is an historical place where fortunes were made and lost at the turn of a wheel.

Title: Bonanza Girls At The Bonanza Virginia City (NV), Continental Chrome unused Description: Series CBB-48		Title: Suicide Table Delta Saloon Virginia City (NV), Continental Chrome unused Description: Series V-27


Title: Original Ticket To The Jeffries Virginia City (NV), Real Photo unused Description: Original Ticket to the Jeffries - Johnson fight, on display at the Bucket of Blood Saloon, Virginia City. Nevada.		Title: Sawdust Corner Suicide Table Virginia City (NV), Real Photo unused Description: Series B-5166 Sawdust Corner suicide Table. So called because three previous owners are reported to have committed suicide because of heavy losses over this table. Originally a Faro-Bank table brought to Virginia City in the early 1860's. The owner supposed to be one "Black Jake." lost $70,000 in one evening and shot himself. The Second owner, whose name is lost in history ran the tale for one nights play. He was unable to pay of his loss. One report has it that he committed suicide and another report has it that he was saved the trouble. The table was then stored for some years because no one would deal on it. It was finally converted into a "21" table sometime in he late "90's" and it's black reputation seemed to have been forgotten, until one stormy night. A miner, who had been cleaned out in some other gambling house stumbled in half drunk. as the story goes, he gambled a gold ring against a five dollar gold piece, and won. he played all night and by morning had won over $86,000 in cash a team of horses and an interest in a gold mine. Everything the owner of the table had in the world. That caused the third suicide. Now this old relic is in play once again. Fortunes has been won and lost on it. Many famous men have gambled for high states leaning on the green cloth, watching the turn of a card. Virginia City is now a town of relics and memories and ghosts of the past. Suicide Table is truly a relic that is replete with memories of the old town, and who knows perhaps the ghosts of the old timers are still leaning on their elbows, watching for the turn of a card.

Title: The Brass Rail Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: The Brass Rail has the oldest roulette wheel in Nevada, with slot machines and other gaming for your pleasure. Beautifying their back bar is a lovely collection of gold and ruby glasses over 200 years old, and some artifacts of the early days in Virginia City.		Title: Virginia City Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: This historic street with its old time saloons and stores has been known throughout the world for many years. The Sazarac Saloon was originally the Agency Bank of California

Title: Piper's Opera House-Interior Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: In this setting, was presented the finest in stage entertainment of those bonanza days.		Title: Virginia City Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: The liveliest old mining and ghost town in the U.S. Visitors walk along this historic street into many of the old saloons and stores reminiscent of the old days

Title: Virginia City Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: Virginia City, gold camp which yielded $10,000,000 it's first year (1864), is a cradle of Montana history. Famous for ?777? Vigilantes, it's colorful post lives again in painstaking detain in fine museums and individual buildings, once peopled by the original users of many well displayed relics of the post.		Title: St. Paul's Episcopal Church Virginia City (NV), Continental Chrome unused

Title: The Bucket Of Blood Virginia City (NV), Continental Chrome unused Description: The Bucket of Blood is one of Virginia City's famous Watering Holes		Title: Fourth Ward School Virginia City (NV), Continental Chrome unused Description: Built in 1876 to accommodate 1025 students in 16 classrooms. It is built at the exorbitant cost of $100,000, but had such advanced as water piped to all four floors. It graduated it's last class in 1936. It in now a museum open for tours.

Title: Mackay Mansion Virginia City (NV), Continental Chrome unused Description: Oldest home on the Comstock. Built in 1860 for the Gould & Curry Mining Co. First lived in by George Hearst, father of William Randolf Hearst. Became home of John W. Mackay, richest man on the Comstock and founder of the Postal Telegraph. Open for tours.		Title: The Castle Virginia City (NV), Continental Chrome unused Description: The Castle built in 1868 by Robert N. Graves, superintendent of the Empire Mine, is the finest of the mansions on ?Millionaire's Row?. It is still has the original furnishings. Open for tours during season.

Title: Virginia City Virginia City (NV), Continental Chrome unused		Title: Virginia City Virginia City (NV), Continental Chrome unused Description: Virginia City, "Queen of the Comstock" has managed to preserve something rare and valuable from its glorous past.

Title: Julie Bulette Virginia City (NV), Chrome PM 1976 Oct-14 Description: The most gorgeous madam of them all. See Julie Bulette, the most gorgeous and most admired madam of them all. Also Visit the 50 most generous gentlemen of the old west.		Title: St. Mary's Church In The Mountains Virginia City (NV), Continental Chrome PM 1984 Sep-06

Title: Mac Kay Mansion Virginia City (NV), Continental Chrome unused Description: One of the oldest and most charming buildings still standing in Virginia City. It also has the distinction of being the last residence of the "Bonanza King," John W. MacKay.		Title: Old Fourth Ward School Virginia City (NV), Continental Chrome unused Description: A monument to past learning. Still standing but no longer in use. It was dedicated Tuesday, November 28, 1876. Some of Nevada's greatest scholars, engineers and businessmen graduated from this school.

Title: Cemetery Virginia City (NV), Continental Chrome unused Description: A view of Virginia City from one of the near dozen cemeteries that were the final resting places for many of the miners, gamblers, gunmen, and just plain folks. The lure of gold and silver brought people of every race, color and creed to Virginia City. Her cemeteries record names that were a vital part of the city that boasted at one time a population of over 35,000 residents and some 5,000 visitors.		Title: Virginia City Virginia City (NV), Continental Chrome unused Description: St. Mary's Church in foreground and the St. Paul's Episcopal Church nearby. These furnish spiritual needs of this historic community

Title: Silver Dollar Hotel Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: Open all the year round, the Silver Dollar is an approved Triple-A Hotel, built in 1876. All rooms are named after famous Comstock personalities and furnished with antiques, thus maintaining the flavor of that nostalgic era when Virginia City produced millions in gold when Virginia City produced millions in gold and silver. Children and pets welcome.		Title: Virginia City Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: Winter Street scene showing Chollar Mansion in the foreground with St. Mary's nearby

Title: Virginia City Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: Virginia city, Nevada, some 20 miles southeast of Reno, is the ghost of a once prosperous mining town of 40,000 in the roaring days of the Comstock Lode. Historic Structures which have survived fire and storm are Storey County Court House, Piper's Opera House, and beautiful St. Mary's in the Mountain Church.		Title: Virginia City Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: "C" Street looking south form Sazarac and old Washoe Club.

Title: Virginia City Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: The Delta Saloon and Bucket of blood are names which, like so many of those found in Virginia City. Have been known throughout the world for many years. This street scene also shows Cedar Hill in the background, a site secondary only to Mt. Davidson in importance in the history of this section.		Title: Virginia City Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: "C" Street looking north from famous Crystal Bar. Virginia Club, Rock Shop and Old Comstock Saloon in background.

Title: The Brass Rail Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: The Brass Rail has the oldest roulette wheel in Nevada, with slot machines and other gaming for your pleasure. Beautifying their back bar is a lovely collection of gold and ruby glasses over 200 years old, and some artifacts of the early days in Virginia City.		Title: Piper's Opera House - Interior Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: In this setting, was presented the finest in stage entertainment of those bonanza days.

Title: Virginia City Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: Showing the north end of Virginia City including part of the residential section and also showing the famous Ophir Mine open pit workings in which was found the first ore on the out-cropping of the fabulous Comstock Lode		Title: Piper's Opera House Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: What is now a weathered, aging structure, was once one of the outstanding architectural structures of the early West. Here famous performers entertained the miners in booming Virginia City - the Silver City of the West.

Title: Storey County Court House Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: Storey County Court House was built in 1876 on the site of the former building which burned in the big fire of October 26, 1875. The eyes of justice are unveiled and open.		Title: Virginia City Virginia City (NV), Chrome PM 1947 Aug-11 Description: Some 20 miles southeast of Reno, is the ghost of a once prosperous mining town of 40,000 in the roaring days of the Comstock Lode. Historic structures which have survived fire and storm for 70 years are Storey County Court House, Piper's Opera House and beautiful St. Mary's in the Mountains Church.

Title: Exterior Beautiful St. Mary's In The Mountains Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: Considered one of the finest examples of pure Gothic architecture in the entire Western Hemisphere. Its fabulous collections of pure Comstock gold and silver objects of religious art attract thousands of tourists each year		Title: Gold Hill And Virginia City Hearse Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: Used during the gala boom days, this early-day hearse is now one of the curios assembled by the Bucket of Blood Saloon and can be seen there in Virginia City.

Title: Greetings From Virginia City Virginia City (NV), Chrome PM 1959 Jul-01 Description: Virginia City, the most historic and romantic mining camp in the world, is situated at the base of Mt. Davidson (Sun Mountain). Among the first miners to come into this area were Grosch Brothers, Allen and Hosea, who were the first to recognize silver in this area in 1859; James Finney, called "Old Virginny," for whom the city was named, Henry Comstock, whose name was given to the entire Lode; Sandy Bowers, Peter O'Reilley, and Patrick McLaughlin. The Comstock Lode produced over a billion dollars in gold and silver. The population in 1876 was 40,000.		Title: Storey County Fire Department Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: The old bell still used on this building together with the interesting relics on display inside are all from Virginia City's old "Combination Fire House" which was the consolidation of the several early-day fire companies noted more for their furious water battles than for their fire suppressions.

Title: Exterior Beautiful St. Mary's In The Mountains Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: Considered one of the finest examples of pure Gothic architecture in the entire Western Hemisphere. Its fabulous collections of pure Comstock gold and silver objects of religious art attract thousands of tourists each year		Title: St. Mary's In The Mountains Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: This historic church is a famous point of interest in the ghost town of Virginia City, Nevada.

Title: St. Paul's Episcopal Church Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Virginia City, Nevada. Founded September 1, 1861. First Church destroyed by fire in 1875. Present Church built in 1876.		Title: The Occidental Mine Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: An Old Comstock Mine, the Occidental, discovered in 1860, produced part of the millions of dollars in gold and silver which made the Comstock Lode the most fabulous silver discovery in history. Guided tours underground leave the portal daily to show visitors the famous old mine workings.

Title: The Territorial Enterprise Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: The Territorial Enterprise, Nevada's first newspaper and its most famous, was founded in 1858 In Mormon Station, now Genoa, and removed to Virginia City in 1860. As the literary birthplace of Mark Twain and the most notable of all frontier newspapers in an age of gun fighting editors and violent literary feuds, it was destined to became one of the legendary properties of the Old West. The Enterprise is still published from the building to which it moved in 1876 by Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg. On the Same premises is the Mark Twain Museum of which Roy (Buffalo Bill) Shetler is proprietor.		Title: Ox Bow Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: A look at the Comstock thru the framework of an Ox Bow. The buildings of those boom days still remain

Title: The Way It Was Virginia City Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: Recently built to house the finest collection of historic Comstock mining equipment, pictures, maps, scale working models of he Cornish Pump and Stamp Mill, and ore specimens. The past glory of the world's greatest mining camp is vividly recalled.		Title: Virginia City Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: Looking south on "C" Street form Old Sawdust Corner and Delta Saloon.

Title: Virginia City Virginia City (NV), Chrome PM 1962 Oct-01 Description: The liveliest old mining ghost town in the U. S. Home of the once famous Comstock Lode. Tourists may walk through the many old saloons and stores reminiscent of the old mining days		Title: Bucket Of Blood Saloon Virginia City (NV), Linen unused Description: In the Bucket5of Blood Saloon when I Canot stand ,tie this to my buttonhole -steal my pocketbook-wind my watch -sponge my cloths

Title: General Grant and Party at the Mines Oct .28,1879 Virginia City (NV), Linen unused Description: N the early days ,when Virginia City was at the height of its popularity ,many notable personalities visited the famous mines.Among the most prominent was the party that accompanied General Grant		Title: Totem Trading Post Virginia City (NV), Linen unused Description: In the days of the "Big Bonanza",Virginia City had a propulation milliouns in gold and silver which contributed to the development and growth of San Francisco and financed the U.S.Grovenment during the civil War

Title: An Old Landmark Virginia City (NV), Linen unused Description: Territorial Enterprise. Though these doors have passed many destined to become famous in the ufields of journalism and literature. The fearless and courageous editorial policy of the Territorial Enterprise made it the most remarkable Frontier Daily		Title: Famous Old Crystal Saloon And Washoe Club Virginia City (NV), Linen unused Description: In the days of the "Big Bonanza" ,Virginia City a population of over 30,000 .This rich mining town produced millions in gold and silver which contributed to the development and growth of San Francisco and financed the U.S.Grovernment during the Civil War

Title: Piper's Opera House Virginia City (NV), Linen unused Description: A relif of the historic past and famous innits day-is the old Pier's Opera House in Virginia City.Such well Known artists as:Lawerence Barrett,John McCullough,Frank Mayo,Effic Ellsler ,John T.Raymond ,Phoebe Davis ,Edwin Booth ,Maude Adams,Mark Twin and a host of other ,graced the boards in this old entertainment palce in its heyday		Title: Silver Dollar Hotel.Virginla City Virginia City (NV), Linen unused Description: In the days of the "big Bonanza".Virginia City a population of over 30,000.This rich mining town prooduced millions in gold and silver which contributed to the development and growth of San Francisco and financed the U.S.Grovenment during the Civil War

Title: St.Mary's of the Mountains virginia City (NV), Linen PM 1952 Description: ST. MARY'S OF THE MOUNTAINS Built 1868... Burned in 1875 -Rebuilt 1876 Rev.P.Manogue ,Pastor		Title: Storey County Court House Virginia City (NV), Linen unused Description: The Storey Country Court House was built in 1876 and named for Capt.E.F.Storey ,a veteran of the Mexican War

Title: Territorial Enterprise Virginia City (NV), Linen unused Description: Mark Twain started his newspaper and writing career in this building ,starting work for Editior Joe Goodman in 1862.His career in Virginia City was briought to an abrupt end in 1867,when he was advised rahter to an abrupt end in 1867,when he was advised rather vehemently by the citizens to leave town or else. This was the result of his celebrated "Dutch Nick Massacre" story(pure fabrication)which was copied by the most other U.S.Newspapers as truth.The newspaper is being published at present by Lucius.The newspaper is being published at present by Lucius Beebe and Charles Cl;egg,present day exponents of the art of news reporting in the old fashioned fearless manner.The Mark Twain Museum in basement holds all the treasures of the almost forgotten Hey Day of handprinted news		Title: The Old Original Sawdust Corner Saloon Virginia City (NV), Linen unused Description: VIRGINIA CITY'S OLDEST BAR AND GAMBLING HOUSE WITH THE FAMOUS SUICIDE TABLE FINEST OF LIQUORS ,WINES AND BEERS

Title: Virginia City Virginia City (NV), Linen unused Description: In the days of the "Big Bonanza" ,Virginia City had a population of over 30,000.This rich mining town produced millions in gold and silver which contributed to the development and growht of San Francisco and financed the U.S.Grovernment during the Civil War		Title: Silver Queen Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: DESIGNED BY OWNERS CARROLL AND JERRY EATON AS A TRIBUTE TO VIRGINIA CITY'S ONECE GREAT SILVER MINING INDUSTRY-AN INDUTRY WHOSE PRODUCTION STABILIZED THE FEDERAL TREASURY DURING THE CIVIL WAR AND LATER ALTERED THE WORLDS MONETARY STRURE-THE SILVERQUEEN'S

Title: Brass Rail Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: Only place in Virginia City open 24 hours a day - 367 days a year. 25 hours on sundays. Oldest Roulette Wheel in Nevada. Always in operation. Famous Gold and Ruby glasses over 200 years old. And some old junk that Pat Hart talked his friends out of		Title: The Famous Crystal Bar Virginia City (NV), Chrome PM 1953 Description: In its original setting, home of the gold-plated chandeliers, historic Washoe Club Register, and famous crystal glassware. Established during 1860's. Present owner William H. Marks has been with the establishment 47 years.

Title: Presbyterian Church Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: Virginia City street scene looking to the north and showing some of the buildings on the west side of "C" Street. In the foreground is the oldest church in Virginia City, built by the Presbyterian in 1867 and still in fair condition.		Title: St. Paul's Episcopal Church Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Virginia City, Nevada. Founded September 1, 1861. First Church destryed by fire in 1875. Present church built in 1876.

Title: St. Mary's in the Mountains Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: This historic church is a famous point of interests in the ghost town of Virginia City		Title: Storey County Court House Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused

Title: Piper's Opera House Virginia City (NV), Linen unused Description: A relic of the historic past and famous in its day - is the old Piper's Opera House in Virginia City. Such well known artists as Lawrence Barrett, John McCullough, Frank Mayo, Effie Ellsler, John T. Raymond, Phoebe Davis, Edwin Booth, Maude Adams, Mark Twain and a host of others, graced the boards in this old entertainment palace in its heyday.		Title: Virginia City Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: Virginia City, gold camp which yielded $10,000,000 it's first year (1864). Is a cradle of Montana history. Famous for "777" Vigilantes, it's colorful past lives again in painstaking detail in fine museums and individual buildings, once peopled by the original users of many well displayed relics of the past.

Title: Nevada Mining Country Virginia City (NV), Linen unused		Title: Sutro Tunnel Entrance Virginia City (NV), Real Photo unused Description: 5 Miles Long Lode, 1800 ft

Title: Miners Union Virginia City (NV), Real Photo unused		Title: Ward Shaft Virginia City (NV), Divided Back

Title: Virginia & Truckee R.R Virginia City (NV), Continental Chrome unused Description: V&T No. 29 and train passing one of the historic mine buildings remaining from the Comstock boom years on the trip from Virginia City to Gold Hill		Title: Virginia & Truckee R.R Virginia City (NV), Continental Chrome unused Description: Locomotive No. 29 passing under the Hale & Norcross ore trestle which is the only one remaining of the many that once served the Comstock mines. In the 1870's over 50 cars of ore were hauled over this trestle daily

Title: Played Piper's Opera House Virginia City (NV), Linen unused Description: Mark Twain Maud Adams, Lillian Russel, Hobart Bosworth.		Title: Bucket Of Blood Saloon Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: After the first building was destroyed by fire in 1875, the present building was built in 1876 and has remained one of Virginia City's most historic points of interest. You will also see the hearse that was used in Virginia City and also in Gold Hill during the boom days.

Title: Interior Of Historical St. Paul's Episcopal Church Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: Showing its semi-Gothic type of architecture and its hand-hewn beams of pine with its original finish, also a beautiful pipe organ. Dating back to 1861, St. Paul's parish is the mother church of all Episcopal churches in Nevada.		Title: C Street Virginia City (NV), Real Photo unused

Title: Campark Ore Train V & T. R. R. Virginia City Virginia City (NV), Real Photo unused		Title: Consolidated Cal. & Virginia Shaft Virginia City (NV), Divided Back unused

Title: St. Paul'S Episcopal Church Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, VIRGINIA CITY, NEVADA FOUNDED SEPTEMBER 1, 1861. FIRST CHURCH DESTROYED BY FIRE 1875. PRESENT CHURCH BUILT 1876.		Title: Virginia City Virginia City (NV), Chrome unused Description: Virginia City, Nevada, which figured so prominently during the Civil War as one of the West's most colorful mining camps. Comstock Lode produced $750,000,000 in gold and silver. This excursion into the past is 45 minutes from Reno off U.S. 395

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