Virginia City Watering holes
The Common "Stash Wipe" Was Concealed Death!
Many saloons of the time had a "common" mustache wiping cloth for patrons to keep their appearance clean and free from beer foam, however this was one of the doomed thoroughfares for TB or Tuberculosis which led many a man to be labeled a "lunger", known for the constant hacking up on phlegm from their deteriorating lungs.
Virginia City News of old
Dangerous Gunplay
Before all of the candy shops and trinkets, there was gold, silver..... and LEAD!
A Horrible and fatal Accident
Virginia City was indeed a rough and tumble town!
Typical Newspaper ad
1800's
Fashion Statements
Various women's clothing throughout the years
Handsome indeed
Mens Fashions throughout the years
Newspaper ads
$4.50 would get you this wonderful Stetson hat back in the day!
*66 south C Street
Scholl & Holmes
April 15th, 1865
Tahoe House
April 15th, 1865
Delta Saloon April 15th, 1865
Mrs Irwin's Dress Goods
Stage Coach
Virginia, Nevada
Rice & livermore Chemists
Artists rendition of an 1800's Virginia City Saloon
Photos of old
"B" Street Parade
Virginia City 1878
All in a day
The town was bustling in 1878 filled with folks of all sorts. C street was brimming with tradesmen, teams of horses with products and of course swindlers and moonlighters.
(Parking Lot)
The International Hotel
The Comstock House / Horseshoe Restaurant
Virginia City livery stables on B street
The Union Brewery
Summer on north C STREET
(L-R) The Cigar Bar, Former VC Mexican Kitchen, Union Brewery, Roasting House
The Frederick House
Passengers exit the V&T Railroad train to mill about Virginia City
Did You Know?.....
"Mining on the Comstock", depicting the headframes and mills of the various mines, and mining technology used at Comstock, most prominently the method of square-set timbering developed there to work the veins.
Fun Facts
ON THE BRINK OF DISASTER AND DESOLATION
Virginia who??
At one point, from 1920 to 1950, Virginia City was on the brink of becoming a true & true Ghost Town, with just a handful of folks living here (35), the town was ready to shut down. If not for the continuous mining that kept the few employed, it certainly would have shuddered. When the show Bonanza aired on television, it brought throngs of visitors looking for the Cartwrights and this led to a revival and the Government to deem Virginia City a protected Historical City. As of 2020, there are 785 residents.
