View of commercial ¿C¿ street in Virginia City, Nevada, showing the hills in the background, ca.1935

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Title	View of commercial ¿C¿ street in Virginia City, Nevada, showing the hills in the background, ca.1935
Description	Photograph of a view of commercial ¿C¿ street in Virginia City, Nevada, showing the hills in the background, ca.1935. The paved street is shown at center, running from the left foreground to the center distance, with automobiles parked intermittently along the plank sidewalk to either side. Two- and three-story brick commercial shops run the length of the street, their display windows shaded by awnings. To the right, one of the buildings features the sign ¿Hotel Virgi[¿]¿. To the left, a sign that reads ¿Shoe house¿ can be seen reflected in a shop window. On the same side of the street, another shop bears a sign that reads ¿[¿] Inc. Groceries¿. Farther down the street, a final sign reads ¿[C]rystal¿. A hillside littered by small rocks can be seen in the distance, sloping down to the right.; Photoprint reads: "This was one of the richest mining camps in history. The mines under this city produced 900 million dollars worth of gold and silver. There are 600 miles of tunnelling under the city and vicinity".
Subject (adlf)	roadways
Subject (file heading)	Mining -- Out of state -- Nevada -- Virginia City
Subject (lcsh)	Mines and mineral resources
Geographic subject (roadway)	C Street
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Virginia City
Geographic subject (state)	Nevada
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	circa 1935
Photographer	Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1935
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm., 21 x 26 cm.
Format (aat)	negatives (photographic) photographic prints photographs
Accession number	20418
Call number	CHS-20418
Microfiche number	1-113-36
Legacy record ID	chs-m19094; USC-1-1-1-14223
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Project	USC
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-20418
Archival file	chs_Volume105/CHS-20418.tiff

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