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, Colo.
- Silverton, Colorado from above: b/w postcard.
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- Silverton, Colo.
- Silverton, Colorado.
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- Silverton, Colo.
- Silverton, Colorado.
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- Silverton, Colo.
- Main Street of Silverton, Colorado, a real photo black and white postcard, produced during the White Border era.
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- Silverton, Colo.
- A reminder asking the addressee(Mr. Ed. Johnson) to attend the next meeting of the Eagles (F.O.E. - Fraternal Order of the Eagles).
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- Silverton, Colo.
- A black and white photograph of Silverton, Colorado. The town can be seen in a valley surrounded by mountains.
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- Silverton, Colo. Mt. Sultan
- A view of the main street in Silverton, with Mount Sultan in the distance.
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- Silverton, Colo. (double card)
- Double card panorama photograph of Silverton, Colorado.
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- Silverton, Colo. - From the Million Dollar Highway, Colo.
- Black and white photo of the mountains in Silverton.
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- Silverton, Colo. - from the Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)
- Silverton, Colorado. From the Million Dollar Highway, Colorado.
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- Silverton, Colo. Kendal Mt. Elevation 13,585
- Kendal Mountain, elevation 13,585, near Silverton, Colorado.
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- Silverton, Colo. and Sultan Mountain
- Silverton, Colorado, and Sultan Mountain.