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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- Interior of the Bent Elbow, Silverton, Colorado
- A color photograph of Hazel Rice, an entertaniner, in the Bent Elbow resturant, in Silverton, Colorado.
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- Iowa Mill (Silverton, Colo.)
- A black and white postcard of some buildings. There are mountains in the background and a telephone pole in the foreground.
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- Iowa Tiger Mine.
- A hand colored photograph postcard of the Iowa Tiger Mine in Silverton, Colorado. The elevation of the mine is 12,000 ft. Miners can be seen standing around the mine, and a river is visible behind the mine. Red buildings are visible across the river.
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- Iowa-Tiger Mill near Silverton, Colo., built 1900
- A sepia toned postcard of an older building that is built against the mountain.
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- Ironton Loops (Colo.)
- In the distance is a large red mountain. A long, curvy road swirls around the picture away from the red mountain. On either side of the road are green mountains.
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- Ironton Loops and Red Mt. - Million Dollar Highway
- A black and white postcard of a winding road that is surrounded by mountains.
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- Ironton Park and Red Mountain, on Durango - Silverton - Ouray Million Dollar Hwy.
- In the background is a mountain overlooking a dirt road. Grass covers the areas to the sides of the road. Actual photo print.
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- Ironton Park loops, with Red Mt. in background
- Ironton Park loops, with Red Mt. in background; a real photo black and white postcard, produced during the White Border Period.
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- Ironton loops and Red Mt.-million dollar highway
- A photo postcard of a road winding its way up the side of a mountian with a river running down the center of the photo. Distant mountains can be seen in the background.
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- It's the Little Things in Life That Count, Silverton, Colo.
- A color drawing of a woman holding a baby surrounded by children with a saying that reads, "It's the little things in life that count", and Silverton, Colo is written on the bottom of the card.
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- Jeep tour (Silverton, Colo.)
- Several people standing beside and sitting in a Jeep against the backdrop of a mountain range.
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- Kathy Morales horseback by the train
- Kathy Morales riding a horse waving with a train car behind her.