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An Interview with Alice Mildred Byrne: A Contribution to a Survey of Life and Structures on the Comstock

Alice Mildred Hinch Byrne, a native of Virginia City, Nevada, was born September 28, 1908 into a mining family that could trace its roots back two generations on the Comstock. She has lived in the Virginia City area all of her life. In 1924 she married John Patrick Byrne, who was also a third-generation Nevadan. She recalls various social activities and organizations miners and their families engaged in during the early years of the twentieth century. In her oral history, Byrne discusses the traditions and culture of her small mining town and the transitions it made throughout the decades.

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