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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- Narrow gauge train near Silverton, Colorado
- Actual photo print. Close up of a narrow gauge engine #476 traveling through mountains.
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- Narrow gauge train, Silverton, Colorado
- Train awaits passenger on old Blair Street in Silverton, Colorado, for the return trip to Durango.
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- Near Lake City, Colo.
- Black and white photo of a curving dirt road along a flowing river.
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- Needle Mountains from Highway, Silverton Colo.
- A black and white photograph of Needle Mountain from the highway in Silverton, Colorado. Trees are visible in the foreground and Needle Mountain is visible in the background.
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- Needle Mountains from Silverton on the Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)
- Needle Mountains seen from Silverton on the Million Dollar Highway.
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- Needle Mountains from Silverton, Colo.
- Animas River flowing through the Needle Mountains near Silverton, CO. The mountains have a slight snow cover.
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- Needle Mountains from State Highway (Silverton, Colo.)
- Photograph of the Needle Mountains from the State Highway, Silverton, Colorado.
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- New Way of Transportation in the San Juan (Silverton, Colo.)
- A sepia postcard of what appears to be a telephone pole with mountains and a building in the background.
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- No.2 tunnel, Hercules Mine, from Silverton, Colo.
- A gropu of miners standing in a line can be seen in the foreground, next to a mining shack and some railroad tracks. In the background, Silverton can be seen.
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- Notorious Blair Street (Silverton, Colo.)
- Several buildings lining a dirt street. People are standing in front of these buildings. This is an historical reenactment for Silverton tourists. Individuals standing out front are (left-to right): Bob Baird, Sally Waddingotn, Betsy Baird, Harold Waddington, Ruth Ann Shapiro, Chris Maxwell--skip three to lady in red dress who is Jo Koza. Note: Personal identifications were by one of the individuals pictured, who gave the information to Beverly Rich in Silverton, who passed it along to Todd Ellison at the Center on 5/22/2006.
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- Notorious Blair Street, Silverton, Colorado
- Notorious Blair Street, Silverton, Colorado, terminal for the historic narrow gauge train that has made the spectacular daily trip through the San Juan mountains. from Durango for 80 years.
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- Now for the examination and initiation of six candidates Friday, March 18th, 1910
- A colored cartoon image on the front of an announcement for a club of some form (F.O.E. - most likely Fraternal Order of the Eagles) addressed to Mr. Ed. Johnson.