Volume 6: Other Southwest Colorado Areas
From Montrose to Cortez to Pagosa Springs, southwest Colorado includes many towns with interesting history, significant natural and cultural resources, and other facets that have been pictured on postcards.
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- Pike's Peak from Crystal Park Auto Road (Manitou, Colo.)
- Hand tinted photograph of a large touring auto on the road, Pike's Peak in the background.
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- Plank road, on the American Sahara, Old Spanish Trail Highway
- A colorized view of a plank road on the Old Spanish Trail Highway.
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- Plaza and Old Church, Laguna Indian Pueblo (N.M.)
- A color postcard of a plaza. The day appears to be clear, with very few clouds in the sky.
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- Point Lookout from Mancos, Colo.
- View of the city of Mancos, with Point Lookout (Mesa Verde National Park) visible in the distance. The card was not postmarked, but Belle wrote, "Mancos is awful dull."
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- Point Lookout. Cortez, Colo.
- Postcard of Point Lookout, in Cortez, Colorado. Trees are on one side of the photograph and a mesa is visible in the background.
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- Pond and city camp ground, Ouray Colo.
- A black and white photo looking down on Ouray's camp ground and a small pond.
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- Ponderosa Shopping Center in Bayfield, Colorado.
- Color postcard of a shopping center in Bayfield. Cars can be seen parked outside of the shopping center, which is surrounded by beautiful ponderosa trees.
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- Pony Express Restaurant in Cortez, Colo.
- A color photograph of the Pony Express Restaurant and Roundup Bar in Cortez, Colorado. The flashy sign for the restaurant can be seen on the right side of the photograph with the building in the background.
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- Presbyterian Church. Oldest Protestant Church on Western Slope - Lake City, Colo. Built - 1876.
- A black and white postcard of a white building that appears to be a church. There are a couple of trees in front of it and a few mountains in the background.
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- R. G. S. Railway Snow Sheds (Lizard Head Pass, Ophir, Colo.)
- Black and white photo print image of wood-built sheds and shelter for the railway line. Positioned within a filed valley with mountains and forest in background.
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- Rachel's Place, South Park City, Colorado.
- Color lithograph photo print image of a tavern reenactment scene. A bearded bar tender; a woman dressed in black, smoking a cigarette, whilst perched upon the bar; a man wearing a red vest, 2 card players; and a piano player are audience to a mustachioed man who bottle feeds a burro. Three taxidermed head mounts and an owl, piano, and a nude painting complete the decor.
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- Residence section (Mancos, Colo.)
- A sepia postcard of buildings and trees in Mancos, Colorado.