St Paul's Episcopal Church in Virginia City, Nevada was established in 1861. The was a massive fire in 1875 after which the church was rebuilt in Carpenter-Gothic style. At present the facility is in dire need of restoration: of it the present building dates from 1875. The structure is mostly wood (two varieties of pine).
The Alexander Mills (New York) organ was installed as part of the 1875 rebuild, and finished in 1876. The church website provides the following:
Two manuals. 3 divisions. 17 stops. 20 registers. 19 ranks. 975 pipes. Manual compass is 58 notes. Pedal compass is 27 notes.
No specification is provided. Mills provided other instruments for Western churches in the same general time span as the St Paul organ.
My postcard is in color, mint. It shows the nave and chancel area with a good view of the organ. The original church had a rear gallery; the view of the postcard seems to suggest one exists in the present building also. The picture below is of the keydesk showing some of the pedalboard. The page for the organ gives some details as to the layout of the pipework within the instrument.
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