period in the 19th century. In 1939 the arts section of the Federal Works Agency invited California artist Ejnar Hansen to create a mural for the newly completed post office building in Lovelock, Nevada, as part of the New Deal program. After a visit to the former mining town, Hansen chose the discovery of the lode as a suitable local subject, treating it in the style of modified realism favored by the Agency. Once his canvas was installed over an interior doorway, it was widely admired for its authenticity, especially by miners and prospectors with experience of the desert locale. In fiction Bonanza season 1, episode 9 (1959), titled "The Henry Comstock Story", recounts a fanciful tale of Mr. Comstock, portraying him as a P. T. Barnum–like conman. In Deadwood season 2, various episodes (2005), several characters, including Whitney Ellsworth and Francis Wolcott, are portrayed as knowing one another from "The Comstock". Additionally, the Francis Wolcott character is portrayed as a mineralogist working for George Hearst. See also Silver mining in Nevada References Bibliography Bush, Don. "Nevada and the Comstock Lode". 1992. March 10, 2007 <www.vcnevada.com/history.htm>. "Comstock Lode". Britannica. Ed. Jacob E. Safra. 15th ed. Vol. 3. London: Encyclopædia Britannica, 1998. 551. "Comstock Lode". Encyclopedia Americana. Ed. Wayne Gard. International ed. Vol. 7. Richmond: Grolier Incorporated Inc., 1988. 494. "Comstock Lode". Grolier Online Encyclopedia. Ed. Elliott West. Washington, 1997. "Comstock Lode". World Book. Ed. Stephan A. Erickson. Vol. 4. Chicago: World Book, Inc., 1988. 926. Edward S. Barnard. The Gold Rush in America. New York: The Reader's Digest Association Inc., 1977. Highfill, John. The U. S. Silver Dollar Encyclopedia. 4, 65–66, 73, 86, 143, 640, 920. Kyle, Stacy. The Gold Rush in America. London: Troll Association Inc., 1998. , Nevada Historical Marker 13 External links Virginia City, Nevada official site Guide to the Manuscripts and Notes Chiefly Concerning the Comstock Lode, 1859-1936 at The Bancroft Library Mines in Nevada Silver mining in the United States Pre-statehood history of Nevada History of Storey County, Nevada History of the American West 1850s in Nevada 1860s in Nevada Virginia City, Nevada Silver mining in Nevada Gold mining in Nevada Nevada in the American Civil War Historic American Buildings Survey in Nevada