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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- XXIX-10- View Near Silverton, Colorado (Engineer Mountain at Right) 9/1/34
- In the foreground there is a flat plain dotted with pine trees. In the background looms Engineer Mountain on the right-hand side.
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- XXX-8 -- View near Silverton, Colorado 9/1/34
- A view of the mountains that can be seen from Silverton, though Silverton is not in this picture. A ridge covered with pine trees slopes down through the left side of the photo. In front of the mountains, a pile of dirt and a road can be seen.
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- Yankee Doodle Lake, Moffat Line, Colorado
- Yankee Doodle Lake, Moffat Line, Colorado.
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- You Likee Me, Silverton
- A color drawing of a human figure with the words "You Likee Me, Silverton" written on it. The drawing is colored, on brown paper.