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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- Denver and Rio Grande Snow Slide. Animas Canyon.
- Photo of snow slide, a man appears beside of it, giving size perspective. The river is flowing under the slide.
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- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Narrow Gauge Engine of the "Silverton"
- Actual photo print. A train is traveling next to the side of a mountain.
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- Denver and Rio Grande narrow gauge passenger train
- Color photo of the train.
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- Digging Out the Snow-Slide, Silverton Colo. 1920
- A black and white photograph of a group of people digging out a snow-slide in the mountains of Silverton, Colorado.
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- Dining Room - Beaumont Hotel Ouray, Colorado
- A black and white photograph of the dining room in the Beaumont Hotel in Ouray, Colorado. Large potted plants can be seen in the middle of the dining room, and tables with table settings and white table cloths in the room as well. Wood doors and various decor can be seen in the room.
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- Drilling hole 3,000 ft. Under Ground (Silver Lake Mine, near Silverton, Colo.)
- Miner working on a wall of the Silver Lake Mine in Silverton, Colorado.
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- Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
- The historic Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is shown here crossing the high bridge over the Animas River in southwestern Colorado
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- Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Steam Locomotive
- Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad steam locomotive, color postcard.
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- Durango - Silverton - Ouray Hiway (Colo.)
- Large tree in the foreground of image next to the side of a mountain.
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- Durango - Silverton Zephyr Narrow Gauge Leaving Hermosa Station
- Real photo print. Image of a train traveling through mountains.
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- Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Trains (Colo.)
- Two trains pulling into town. A large mountain in the background.
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- Durango to Silverton Along the Animas River, Denver & Rio Grande Western
- Durango to Silverton along the Animas River, on the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, b/w postcard. Shows the top of a train, at a water tower.