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Stereoview of Virginia City from the Combination Shaft [164535]

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Mining Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 800.00 USD
Stereoview of Virginia City from the Combination Shaft [164535]
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Label on the back provides identification: "Northern part of Virginia City, from the Combination Shaft." Part of the Views of the Great West, From the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, Taken By C.R. Savage, Salt Lake City, Utah. Nevada Series. Also written in pen is "Ward Lockwood." Mines and mills in the foreground, a bustling Virginia City in the background. Low contrast, good focus, and great content. The Combination Shaft, also known as the Chollar-Norcross-Savage Shaft, was once the deepest mining shaft in the US. It was completed in 1875. It reached 3,250 ft. deep in the mid-1880s. Flooding forced them to abandon the lower levels.

Date: c.1870s
Country (if not USA):
State: Nevada
City: Virginia City
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