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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- Kendal Mountain and North End of Silverton, Colo.
- Black and white photograph through the mountain passes of Kendal Mountain and the North End of Silverton, Colorado.
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- Kendal [sic] Mt. Elevation 13,585 ft Silverton Colo
- Full view of Kendall Mountain near Silverton, Colorado, in winter. Written on back from Cecil to Mamma and George, but not postmarked.
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- Kendall Mountain- June 11, 1947
- Black and white photograph of Kendall Mountain.
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- King Soloman [sic] Mountain and Old Hundred Mill, Cunningham Gulch (Silverton, Colo.)
- A broad sweep view of King Solomon Mountain and Old Hundred Mill, Cunningham Gulch, Silverton, Colorado. Postmarked in Silverton in November of 1907.
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- Kittamac Mill Crew Waiting for Pay
- Eleventh and finnal card within the Edgar series. This card shows Edgar and his coworkers at the Kittimac mill.
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- Lake City, Colo.
- Black and white town photo of Lake, City, Colo. With rolling hills in the background.
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- Lake City, Colorado
- A southern view of Lake City, Colorado. The town can be seen in between mountains.
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- Landslide in Animas Canyon
- Black and white photo of men digging.
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- Largest Cherrywood bar in America. Grand Imperial Hotel, Silverton, Colorado
- A color photograph of the largest cherrywood bar in the United States. The history of the bar is on the back of the postcard, and on the front of the post card the bar is shown in the Grand Imperial Hotel in Silverton, Colorado.
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- Largest cherrywood bar in America, Grand Imperial Hotel (Silverton, Colo.)
- The back bar of cherry wood located in the Grand Imperial Hotel, Silverton, Colorado. Shipped from London in 1882 and transported to Silverton on the narrow gauge train.
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- Las Animas Canon (Colo.)
- Side view of a mountain. A train is traveling along the side of this mountain.
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- Las Animas Canon (Colo.)
- On the right is a river. On the left are railroad tracks that continue towards mountains in the distance.