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Virginia City, Nevada, Photograph Collection

Description

This collection consists of 33 glass plate negatives (and corresponding copy prints) of Virginia City, Nevada, chiefly in the late 1890s. Views include: interior and exterior scenes of the saloon, court house, sheriff's office, houses, stores, and restaurants. There are a few photographs dealing with mines in the area, and one of a mining shack with children and mules (Item 29).

Approximate date of photographs based on 1898 calendar that is visible on item 7. G.W. Miller is identified as the photographer on items 31-33.

Item titles in square brackets supplied by cataloger based on typescript list of items found with the collection.

Type
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Date
approximately 1898-1900
Call number
photCL 287
Provenance
Provenance unknown, transferred from the Manuscripts Department to the Photo Archives in the 1950s.
Dimensions
plate 14 x 20 cm +
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