Mark Twain's desk at Mark Twain Museum of Memories in Virginia City, Nevada.

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The Territorial Enterprise, founded by William Jernegan and Alfred James on December 18, 1858, was a newspaper published in Virginia City, Nevada. Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain, was hired to cover for DeQuille, who took time off to visit his family in Iowa. The Mark Twain Museum at the Territorial Enterprise operates a museum in the original Territorial Enterprise building in Virginia City, NV. The museum features the original desk used by Mark Twain when he was editor of the paper.

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Size: 4928px × 3264px
Location: Virginia City, NV, USA
Photo credit: © Sandra Foyt / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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