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Virginia City and Gold Hill Photos From the Late 1800s - Lot of 5 (125203)

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Mining Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,300.00 USD
Virginia City and Gold Hill Photos From the Late 1800s - Lot of 5  (125203)
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900.00USDto I*******r+ buyer's premium (225.00)
This item SOLD at 2020 Oct 31 @ 16:24UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Five very old and original photographs from the glory days of the Comstock showing several of the famous mines and mills of the day. Each is numbered on the back along with script initials MGE. The numbers on the back do not match the numbers printed on the photograph. Using the numbers on the back, we have #2) Consolidated Virginia and Ophir Mills; #9) Ward Shaft; #12) Foreman Shaft, Gold Hill; #13) Chollar-Potosi; #14) Union Consolidated and Sierra Nevada. Note that the head frames over many Comstock mine shafts were housed inside buildings until the Yellow Jacket Mine fire on April 7, 1869. After that disaster, head frames were required to be exposed, presumably to improve ventilation and rescue efforts in the future. Photos 9 and 12 must pre-date that fire. All made of heavy paperboard, 8 x 10 inches outside, with the photo mounted in approx. 5 x 7-inch openings. See photos for content and condition details.

Date: 1860s
Country (if not USA):
State: Nevada
City: Virginia City
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