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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- Red Mountain from jeep road near Silverton, Colorado
- Red Mountain from the Jeep road near Silverton, Colorado.
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- Red Mountain in Fall
- View of Red Mountain with a dusting of snow on background mountains and conifers and yellowing aspens in the foreground. Description on back reads: Scene near Ouray, Colorado. Back of postcard has a four (4) cent stamp, a 1964 postmark, and correspondence.
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- Red Mountain in Fall (Colo.)
- Red Mountain in Fall Scene on the Million Dollar Highway between Silverton and Ouray, Colorado.
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- Red Mountain in Southwestern Colorado
- Landscape image of Red Mountain and the gooseneck formation of the Red Mountain Pass in the foreground.
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- Red Mountain on the Million Dollar Highway between Ouray and Silverton (Colo.)
- Color postcard of Red Mountain with some clouds in the sky on a nice day,
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- Red Mountain, Colo.
- A black and white photo of a dirt road and several wooden structures at the base of Red Mountain (dusted with snow and clouds)
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- Red Mountain, Colorado
- A color photograph of Red Mountain, from the Million Dollar Highway. The mountain can be seen behind two trees, and on the back the postcard gives a more detailed description of the mountain.
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- Red Mountain, Colorado. Red Mountain near Montrose, Colorado on the Million Dollar Highway.
- Red Mountain, Colorado. Red Mountain near Montrose, Colorado on the Million Dollar Highway. Between Montrose and Silverton, Colorado.
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- Red Mountain, Ouray-Silverton-Durango Million Dollar Highway
- View of the Million Dollar Highway near Red Mountain.
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- Red Mountain, on the Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)
- A large red mountain overlooks several homes and a river. Clouds surround the mountain. (The Center has two of this card -- duplicates.)
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- Red Mountains near Silverton, Colorado
- Color photograph of the Red Mountains near Silverton, Colorado. Red Mountain Pass is 12 miles south of Ouray and the half-way point on the road to Silverton and reaches an altitude of 11,018 ft.
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- Red Mt. -Berthoud Pass
- Black and white roadside view of snow capped Red Mountain.