William A.G. Brown, above, owned the Boston Saloon, that operated from 1864 to 1875 in Virginia City. The photo, from the 1880s, is the only known one of its kind, and was recently discovered and purchased by Joe Curtis, owner of the Mark Twain Bookstore in Virginia City. Brown was one of few black entrepreneurs on the Comstock.

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Historians now have face to put with the name of historic Virginia City saloon owner

• By ncs-import
• April 30, 2006