Virginia City Person of Interest

Elias Jackson Baldwin, known as "Lucky" Baldwin. April 3, 1828- April 3, 1828 – March 1, 1909

Elias Jackson Baldwin “Lucky Baldwin”

Elias Jackson Baldwin, known as "Lucky" Baldwin, was born on April 3, 1828, in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, the fourth of 14 children in a…

Robert Holland Vance

Robert Holland Vance (1825–1876) was a pioneering American photographer known for his work during the California Gold Rush. Born in Maine, he trained in daguerreotype…
Rosa May, Born Rosa Elizabeth White in January 1855

Rosa May

Rosa May, Born Rosa Elizabeth White in January 1855 Rosa May was a prostitute and madam in Bodie, California, during the late 19th and early…
Samuel Langhorne Clemens September 1-2, 1867, Pera, Constantinople

Samuel Langhorne Clemens – “Mark Twain”

Before he wrote American classic novels as Mark Twain, Samuel Langhorne Clemens was a miner and newpaper reporter in Mineral County, Nevada. Prior to picking…