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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- Silverton & Boulder Mt. from Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)
- Landscape image of mountains in the distance and trees in the foreground, framing the photo.
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- Silverton & Kendall Mnts., Silverton, Colo.
- Two cards put together for a black and white panoramic view of Silverton, with Kendall Mountain in the background. The front has a white border on the bottom, with correspondence. One undivided back has a one (1) cent stamp, postmark (no year), and recipient address. The other undivided back has a horizontal ink smudge (part of a postmark) near the top.
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- Silverton & Kendall Mt. (Colo.)
- Silverton and Kendall Mountain.
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- Silverton & Kendall Mts. (Colo.)
- Photograph of Silverton, Colorado against the mountains in the background. Card's message is dated August 21, 1907.
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- Silverton & Kendell [sic] Mts. (Colo.)
- Hand tinted photograph of Silverton, with the Kendall Mountains in the background. Postmarked May 30, 1911.
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- Silverton & Mt. Sultan (Colo.)
- Silverton and Mt. Sultan.
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- Silverton & Ouray Toll Road, Mt. Abram in distance, Silverton, Colo.
- View of two horse teams with wagons on a dirt road. A steep mountain side is on one side of the dirt road. Snow covered Mt. Abram is in the background. Description on back reads: Approaching Red Mountain Pass on Colorado's Million Dollar Highway. Stamp area on back list postage costs. Logo on back upper left contains the words Leipzig Berlin Dresden, and a clove shape with the letters A, N, C, N, Y. "Made in Germany" is written on the address side of the card.
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- Silverton & Sultan Mt. (Colo.)
- Silverton & Sultan Mt. above Silverton, Colorado, a real photo black and white postcard that shows the streets of Silverton. Produced during the White Border era.
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- Silverton (Colo.)
- Old train cars one faded red the red at the Silverton train depot, caption "Colorado" in gold lettering.
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- Silverton (Colo.)
- A view of the town. A mountain on the left side.
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- Silverton (Colo.)
- A train traveling away from a large mountain.