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Map of the Comstock Lode and the Washoe mining claims in Storey & Lyon counties, Nevada

Map of the Comstock Lode and the Washoe mining claims in Storey & Lyon...

America Transformed: In 1859, major deposits of silver known as the Comstock Lode were discovered on the Nevada side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Mining spurred the rapid growth of Virginia City, which reach... More

Gold Hill, from Belcher dump. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Gold Hill, from Belcher dump. 19th century, Library of Congress collec...

In album: Souvenir of the Comstock. New York : Albertype Co., c1890.

Hoisting works.  Gould & Curry.  Ophir.  Hales & Norcross.  Savage.  Chollar

Hoisting works. Gould & Curry. Ophir. Hales & Norcross. Savage. C...

Photographed and copyrighted, 1890, by Jas. H. Crockwell, Virginia City, Nevada. Composite of five reproductions of photographic prints. In album: Souvenir of the Comstock, p. 8.

Virginia & Truckee ore train Crown Point trestle ; Virginia & Truckee R.R. express and depot ; Early day scene in gold canyon when gold was first discovered in Nevada in 1850.

Virginia & Truckee ore train Crown Point trestle ; Virginia & Truckee ...

Photographs show trains, train depot, and trestle bridge; also earlier photograph of men looking for gold; at the Comstock Lode, Nevada. Illus. in: Souvenir of the Comstock. Embracing the principal views of Vi... More

C. & C. hoisting works C. & C. wire rope room ; C. & C. waste dumps ; interior C. & C. pan mill.

C. & C. hoisting works C. & C. wire rope room ; C. & C. waste dumps ; ...

Photographs show exterior and interior of silver mining buildings and piles of waste from the mining process at the Comstock Lode, Nevada. Illus. in: Souvenir of the Comstock. Embracing the principal views of ... More

Sutro tunnel.  Sutro tunnel and mule train.  Adolph Sutro, founder of the Sutro tunnel.  Sutro from the tunnel.  Sutro mansion and machine shop

Sutro tunnel. Sutro tunnel and mule train. Adolph Sutro, founder of ...

Photographed and copyrighted, 1890, by Jas. H. Crockwell, Virginia City, Nevada. Composite of five reproductions of photographic prints. In album: Souvenir of the Comstock, p. 15.

Top of Mt. Davidson.  Virginia City from top of Mt. Davidson.  Virginia City and Mt. Davidson

Top of Mt. Davidson. Virginia City from top of Mt. Davidson. Virgini...

Photographed and copyrighted, 1890, by Jas. H. Crockwell, Virginia City, Nevada. Composite of three reproductions of photographic prints. In album: Souvenir of the Comstock, p. 4.

Hoisting works at Gold Hill.  Jacket.  Belcher.  Alph.  Crown Point. Kentuck

Hoisting works at Gold Hill. Jacket. Belcher. Alph. Crown Point. K...

Photographed and copyrighted, 1890, by Jas. H. Crockwell, Virginia City, Nevada. Composite of five reproductions of photographic prints. In album: Souvenir of the Comstock, p. 13.

Miners of the Comstock, as they work under ground.  Ophir mine.  Gould & Curry mine.  Three Bickell brothers who lost their lives in the fire in Gold Hill mine, April 7th, 1869.  Savage mine.  Chollar mine

Miners of the Comstock, as they work under ground. Ophir mine. Gould...

Composite of five reproductions of photographic prints. Photographed and copyrighted, 1890, by Jas. H. Crockwell, Virginia City, Nevada. In album: Souvenir of the Comstock, p. 20.

Union pump engine.  Burleigh drills at work, made by flashlight.  Chamber in C. & C. at the 1650 foot level, by flash-light.  Interior Union works-draft wheel wheighing (sic) 110 tons

Union pump engine. Burleigh drills at work, made by flashlight. Cham...

Photographed and copyrighted, 1890, by Jas. H. Crockwell, Virginia City, Nevada. Composite of four reproductions of photographic prints. In album: Souvenir of the Comstock, p. 12.

Comstock Lode. Virginia City, Nevada - NARA - 519491

Comstock Lode. Virginia City, Nevada - NARA - 519491

Public domain photograph of US government agency meeting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Comstock Lode. Virginia City, Nevada - NARA - 519492

Comstock Lode. Virginia City, Nevada - NARA - 519492

General notes: The actual number for this image is 77-KN-93-1/2. Please use this number when ordering reproductions.

Miner working inside the Comstock Mine, Virginia City, Nev. Taken by O'Sullivan using the glare of burning magnesium for - NARA - 519527

Miner working inside the Comstock Mine, Virginia City, Nev. Taken by O...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a coal mine, mining, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Carleton Watkins (American - The Bullion Mine, Virginia City, Nevada - Google Art Project

Carleton Watkins (American - The Bullion Mine, Virginia City, Nevada -...

Public domain photograph by Carleton Watkins, 19th-century photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Carleton Watkins was an American photographer, born in 1829 in Oneonta,... More

Comstock Lode Map lithographic map by Grafton Tyler Brown

Comstock Lode Map lithographic map by Grafton Tyler Brown

Map of the Lower Comstock and Emigrant Consolidated Mining Company's mines in Nevada, lithograph by Grafton Tyler Brown, 1873

Comstock Lode 2006

Comstock Lode 2006

Comstock Lode

De Quille 137 Timbering the Mines

De Quille 137 Timbering the Mines

Square-set timbering as used in the Comstock mines, 1877. This method of timbering was invented by Philip Deidesheimer.

PSM V49 D769 Ruins of old mill near comstock

PSM V49 D769 Ruins of old mill near comstock

Ruins of old mill near Comstock

PSM V49 D771 Alta mine mill and dump on gold hill

PSM V49 D771 Alta mine mill and dump on gold hill

Alta mine mill and dump on Gold Hill Public domain photograph of quarry, mining industry, miners, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

PSM V49 D776 Gould and curry miners ready for work

PSM V49 D776 Gould and curry miners ready for work

Gould and Curry miners ready for work

PSM V49 D777 Adolph Sutro - Drawing. Public domain image.
Combination Shaft, Virginia City

Combination Shaft, Virginia City

The Combination Shaft, located near Virginia City, began in 1875 when the owners of the Chollar-Potosi, Hale & Corcross and the Savage mines combined their efforts to sink a shaft to explore the Comstock Lode ... More

Topographical map showing the locations of the Sutro Tunnel : and the Comstock Lode, State of Nevada, United States of America, reduced and compiled from U. States govt. surveys &c. at Stanford's Geographical Estabt.

Topographical map showing the locations of the Sutro Tunnel : and the ...

Public domain scan of a plan, map, diagram, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

The North End Mines  : field of new mineral developments on the Comstock Lode

The North End Mines : field of new mineral developments on the Comsto...

Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More

Outline map of Washoe District, Nevada : showing Comstock Lode, locations of mineral claims, shafts, mills, mining towns, etc.

Outline map of Washoe District, Nevada : showing Comstock Lode, locati...

Public domain scan of a architecture diagram, settlement map, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Outline map of Washoe District, Nevada : showing Comstock Lode, locations of mineral claims, shafts, mills, mining towns, etc.

Outline map of Washoe District, Nevada : showing Comstock Lode, locati...

Public domain scan of a vintage map, plan, atlas, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Outline map of Washoe District, Nevada : showing Comstock Lode, locations of mineral claims, shafts, mills, mining towns, etc.

Outline map of Washoe District, Nevada : showing Comstock Lode, locati...

Public domain scan of a vintage map, plan, atlas, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Mining on the Comstock / drawn by T.L. Dawes ; engraved and printed by Le Count Bro's., San Francisco.

Mining on the Comstock / drawn by T.L. Dawes ; engraved and printed by...

Cutaway of hillside showing tunnels and supports, shaft, and miners engaged in various activities. Also shows tools used in the mines, as well as exterior views of several mining companies working the Comstock ... More

Mining on the Comstock / drawn by T.L. Dawes ; engraved and printed by Le Count Bro's., San Francisco.

Mining on the Comstock / drawn by T.L. Dawes ; engraved and printed by...

Cutaway of hillside showing tunnels and supports, shaft, and miners engaged in various activities. Also shows tools used in the mines, as well as exterior views of several mining companies working the Comstock ... More

Mining on the Comstock / drawn by T.L. Dawes ; engraved and printed by Le Count Bro's., San Francisco.

Mining on the Comstock / drawn by T.L. Dawes ; engraved and printed by...

Cutaway of hillside showing tunnels and supports, shaft, and miners engaged in various activities. Also shows tools used in the mines, as well as exterior views of several mining companies working the Comstock ... More

Mining on the Comstock / drawn by T.L. Dawes ; engraved and printed by Le Count Bro's., San Francisco.

Mining on the Comstock / drawn by T.L. Dawes ; engraved and printed by...

Cutaway of hillside showing tunnels and supports, shaft, and miners engaged in various activities. Also shows tools used in the mines, as well as exterior views of several mining companies working the Comstock ... More