Nevada Exhibition Hall
Nevada: land of the Comstock Lode, the Sutro Tunnel, and the invention of the Copper Rivet for men’s jeans.
The story of Jewish Pioneers in Nevada begins in the northern part of this vast state and centers around the early settlements of Carson City, Reno, and Virginia City.
Territorial Enterprise Newspaper of Virginia City, Jewish Publisher with Mark Twain as Editor, vintage postcard
Virginia City
The Roos Family: Pioneer Merchants of San Francisco & Virginia City
Philip Deidesheimer: Jewish Mine Support Engineer of the Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada
Adolph Sutro: The Sutro Tunnel & the Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada
Mark & Bertha Levison: Jewish Pioneer Merchants of Virginia City, Nevada
The Official Sutro Tunnel Plat Map, 1887: A Special Exhibit
Jacob Davis: Pioneer Jewish Tailor of Nevada & His Copper Rivets That Made History
Mark Strouse: Meat Supplier for the Miners and Chief of Police
Julius, Susan and Isaac Levy: Pioneer Jewish Merchants of Virginia City and San Francisco
Carson City
Abram (Abe) Cohn: Jewish Agent for Dat-So-La-Lee and Her Magnificent Indian Baskets
Elko City & Winnemucca
