The Photographs of Carleton Watkins

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1172 ( 1070)	Loading Ore from the Chollar and Potosi Mine, Storey County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 1172, no. 1070 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₈ x 21 in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Tags: Mining \| Nevada \| Storey County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
1173 ( 1071)	Hale and Norcross Silver Mining Works and Savage Mining Works from Virginia & Truckee Railroad Round House, Storey County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 1173, no. 1071 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₈ x 21 ¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Tags: Mining \| Nevada \| Storey County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
1174 ( 1072)	Hale and Norcross Silver Mining Company, Storey County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 1174, no. 1072 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₈ x 21 ¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Notes: CMP notes: Note assortment of people posed, including children, along building fronts and dirt hills (note esp. 2 blurred children, l.r.) Tags: Mining \| Nevada \| Storey County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
1175 ( 1074)	Savage Mining Company, Storey County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 1175, no. 1074 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ⁷⁄₁₆ x 21 ¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Notes: CMP notes: Note ornate porch ornamentation on foreground bldg, l.r. Tags: Mining \| Nevada \| Storey County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
1176 ( 1099)	Consolidated Virginia and California Mining Company, Storey County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 1176, no. 1099 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₈ x 21 ¹⁄₈ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Tags: Mining \| Nevada \| Storey County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
1177 ( 1100)	Consolidated Virginia and California Mining Company, Storey County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 1177, no. 1100 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹⁄₂ x 21 ¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Tags: Mining \| Nevada \| Storey County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
1178 ( 1054)	Nevada Mill, Storey County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 1178, no. 1054 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ⁷⁄₁₆ x 21 in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Tags: Mining \| Nevada \| Storey County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
1179 ( 1096)	Consolidated Virginia and California Mining Company, Storey County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 1179, no. 1096 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₈ x 21 ¹⁄₈ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Tags: Mining \| Nevada \| Storey County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
1180 ( 1095)	Consolidated Virginia and California Mining Company, Storey County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 1180, no. 1095 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ⁷⁄₁₆ x 21 ¹⁄₈ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Tags: Mining \| Nevada \| Storey County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
1181 ( 1097)	California Mining Company Mill, Storey County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 1181, no. 1097 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₈ x 21 ¹⁄₈ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Notes: CMP notes: CSL print is numbered 1095 Tags: Mining \| Nevada \| Storey County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
1182 ( 1098)	Consolidated Virginia and California Mining Company, Storey County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 1182, no. 1098 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₈ x 21 ¹⁄₈ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Notes: CMP notes: Nevada Brewery building in midst of mining works. Tags: Mining \| Nevada \| Storey County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
1183 ( 1075)	Ophir Mining Company, Storey County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 1183, no. 1075 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₈ x 21 ¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Tags: Mining \| Nevada \| Storey County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
1184 ( 415)	Sierra Nevada Mining Company, Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 1184, no. 415 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₈ x 21 ³⁄₁₆ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Tags: Mining \| Nevada \| Storey County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
1185 ( 427)	Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 1185, no. 427 Mammoth Plate Notes: CMP notes: Number attributed based on panorama with 428 Tags: Mining \| Nevada \| Storey County		No Image Available
1186 ( 412)	Sierra Nevada Mine and Virginia City, from above the Cemetery, Storey County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 1186, no. 412 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₈ x 21 ¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Tags: Mining \| Nevada \| Storey County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
1187 ( 413)	Sierra Nevada Mine, Storey County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 1187, no. 413 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₈ x 21 ³⁄₁₆ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Tags: Mining \| Nevada \| Storey County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
1188 ( 411)	Sierra Nevada Mine, from the North Consolidated Mine, Storey County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 1188, no. 411 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₈ x 21 ¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Tags: Mining \| Nevada \| Storey County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
1189 ( 1076)	Sierra Nevada Mine, Storey County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 1189, no. 1076 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₈ x 21 ¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Tags: Mining \| Nevada \| Storey County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
1190 ( 410)	Sierra Nevada Mine, Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 1190, no. 410 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ⁵⁄₁₆ x 21 ¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Notes: CMP notes: 410 assigned by CEW to Oregon images and Nevada Tags: Mining \| Nevada \| Storey County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
1191 ( 1092)	Mariposa Mil, Storey County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 1191, no. 1092 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ⁷⁄₁₆ x 21 ¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Notes: CMP notes: Note family posed at house, center right Tags: Mining \| Nevada \| Storey County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
1192 ( 1093)	Utah Mining Company, Storey County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 1192, no. 1093 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ⁵⁄₁₆ x 21 ¹⁄₁₆ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Notes: CMP notes: Note tiny structure behind Hoisting Works has a sign reading â€œFIRE HOSEâ€ Tags: Mining \| Nevada \| Storey County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
1193 ( 416)	Claim Stakes, between the Sierra Nevada Mining Company and the Consolidated Virginia Mining Company, Storey County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 1193, no. 416 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₈ x 21 ³⁄₁₆ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Tags: Mining \| Nevada \| Storey County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
1194 ( 414)	Sierra Nevada Mining Company and Consolidated Virginia Mining Company, Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 1194, no. 414 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₈ x 21 ³⁄₁₆ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Tags: Mining \| Nevada \| Storey County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
1195 ( 418)	Laying Foundation, Consolidated Virginia Mining Company, Storey County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 1195, no. 418 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ³⁄₈ x 21 ¹⁄₈ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Notes: CMP notes: Supervisors and workmen arrayed for photo Tags: Mining \| Nevada \| Storey County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View
1196 ( 1094)	Sacramento Mining Company, Storey County, Nevada CPM cat. no. 1196, no. 1094 Mammoth Plate (image 15 ¹⁄₂ x 21 ¹⁄₈ in., mount 22 x 28 in.) Notes: CMP notes: Two figures posing are young boys Tags: Mining \| Nevada \| Storey County	Courtesy of Online Archive of California	Quick View