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With a history going back to 1876, the Bucket of Blood Saloon (as far as I could find out) was never the scene of any Wild West gunfights, but I'm thinking it didn't get its name because tipsy patrons settled arguments by tossing marshmallows at each other. What is fact though is the silver mines below Virginia City, in its mid-1860s heyday, were the largest of their type in the world, producing in 2012 dollars more than $10 billion worth of silver. Collectively the mines were known as the Comstock Lode.

Although I don't call myself a photographer, I have taken thousands of photos through the years and now and then I end up with one that is printworthy. Well, at least by my standards, which might be somewhat less than the norm. But you are the judge (continued below). PLEASE CLICK ON AD TO LEARN ABOUT THIS SITE I'm fortunate enough to have enjoyed a rather varied background in marketing, advertising, public relations, print and electronic media, TV production, and publication design in both corporate and non-profit organizations. As my list of photos on Fine Art America slowly grows, it should be apparent that my interests are all over the place, from the sight of beautiful flowers and landscapes to aviation and high performance...