Volume 4: Silverton & Animas Canyon
Silverton, Colorado, is a National Historic Landmark nestled in the high San Juan mountains. According to the Town of Silverton, it became a center for the many regional silver and gold mining camps in 1874. The town has a rowdy “Old West” past that its residents are happy to say hasn’t entirely left. Silverton is found along the San Juan Skyway, which includes the “Million Dollar Highway,” supposedly one of the most dangerous roads in the U.S. The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railway travels to Durango except in the winter when the risk of avalanches is too great. At an elevation of 9,318 feet, tourists visit Silverton for year-round outdoor activities and to experience a bit of an old mining town. (source)
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- Hairpin curve on the Million Dollar Highway, Colo.
- View of a hairpin curve on the Million Dollar Highway, between Silverton and Ouray, Colorado.
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- Hairpin curves on swithbacks above Ouray, Colorado, on U. S. 550, the Million Dollar Highway.
- View of a curving road in the mountains above Ouray surrounded by conifer trees with a letter on the back
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- Head-on of the "Silver Vista" arriving in Silverton, June 22, 1947
- A black and white head-on photograph of the "Silver Vista" arriving in Silverton, on June 22, 1947.
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- Head-on of the "Silver Vista" arriving in Silverton, June 22, 1947
- A large mountain in the background overlooks a train pulling into the station. Several people watch the train.
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- Heading for Silverton in the dead of winter (Colo.)
- A drawing of a train traveling through thick snow.
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- Henson Creek Near Lake City, Colo.
- A black and white cutout photograph of mountain senery at Henson Creek
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- Henson Creek Near Lake City, Colo.
- A cutout black and white photograph of Henson Creek. Mountains can be seen in the background.
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- Hercules mine and mill, Silverton, Colo.
- A colored photo of a mining operation in Silverton, Colo with a mountain in the background. There is writing on the back of the card to -dated 1/19/13.
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- Herding sheep on the Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)
- A man on a horse is herding sheep near a road that leads to a mountain in the distance.
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- High Country Mine
- A view of ramshackle wooden mine outbuildings in the San Juan Mountains near Silverton, Colorado.
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- High School. Ouray, Colo.
- A color drawing of a small high school in Ouray, Colorado. Trees and a mountain can be seen in the background. The sky appears to be at either dusk or dawn.