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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Ute Mt., "The Sleeping Ute" - Landmark at the Western Edge of the San Juan Basin
Ute Mountain - "The Sleeping Ute" - a landmark at the western edge of the San Juan Basin.
View on Western Slope of Wolf Creek Pass, Colo.
View on the western slope of Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado.
View west from Wolf Creek Pass (Colo.)
Looking west from Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado
Vista on the Western Slope of Wolf Creek Pass, Highway U. S. 160, Colorado
Wolf Creek Pass is noted for the great depth of the snow that falls on it, sometimes accumulating 10 to 12 feet. It is the most important passage for travel across the southern portion of the state.
W.O.W. Hall, Cortez, Colo.
Two women and one man stand outside the W.O.W. Hall in Cortez, Colorado.
Walker Field (Grand Junction, Colo.)
Photograph of the Walker Field - City County Airport, Grand Junction, Colorado. Front of the postcards reads "Durango".
Washout on D. & R. G. R. R. near Mancos, Cloud Burst Aug. 1909
Washout on Denver & Rio Grande Railroad line near Mancos, Cloud Burst, August 1909
Waterdog Lake, Lake City, Colo.
A black and white photo of Waterdog Lake with trees and the lake in the background in Lake City, Colorado
Waterdog Lake, Lake City, Colo.
A photo postard of a small lake (Waterdog Lake) with heavily wooded banks and mountains in the background, near Lake City, Colo.
West Slope, Wolf Creek Pass Alt. 10,850 ft.
West slope of Wolf Creek Pass, elevation 10,850 feet.
WesternSlope- Wolf Creek Pass San Juan Valley and Indian head in distnace.
Sepia tone lithograph photo print. An elevated view into a valley and tree line of a mountain side. Mountain peaks in the background.
Wild Rose, a Colorado wild flower
Colored lithograph photo print. Image a lake scene with two people in a canoe with a superimposed image of a wild rose stem.

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