Crushed Timbers, Gould And Curry Mine
Crushed timbers in a silver mine in the Comstock Lode at Virginia City show some of the hazards of the mining industry, Nevada, 1868. O'Sullivan took this while part of the Clarence King geological exploration of the 40th parallel, providing light in the dark mines by igniting a magnesium wire. (Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan/George Eastman Museum/Getty Images)
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84406110
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Date created:
January 01, 1868
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81:1887:0001
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