Chinese Quarters, Virginia City, Nevada

Description

39.3×25.7 cm.Image size 35.5×23.6 cm. Harper’s Weekly. New York. 1877. One leaf. Wood engraving with with seven scenes. Very good. Many Chinese workers were brought to California to work building the Central Pacific Railroad. Many stayed to form enclaves of Chinese culture in the mining camps. This print presents several images from Virginia City in its heyday. weight: 0.1 lb.