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An Interview with Inez Solaga: A Contribution to a Survey of Life and Structures on the Comstock

Inez Solaga, the daughter of Italian immigrant parents, was born in Virginia City in 1916. Her father was employed by the Virginia & Truckee Railroad from 1909 to 1939. Inez Solaga graduated from the Fourth Ward School in 1934. She worked for the Comstock Wood and Coal Company and the Storey County Recorder's office, and from 1971 to 1978 she was the recorder and auditor for Storey County. In this oral history, Mrs. Solaga shares memories of Virginia City and of life on the Comstock from 1920 to 1960. She discusses buildings in Virginia City and gives observations on the changing economic base of the area.

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