Volume 1: Early Durango
These postcards depict the early days of Durango, Colorado. According to The City of Durango, the town was created by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company in September 1880 as a location for smelters to work the silver and gold being mined nearby. Durango’s more moderate climate at an elevation of 6,512 feet above sea level, a steady water supply from the Animas River, and the availability of coal made it a good choice. The city was named after Durango, Mexico, supposedly because the territorial governor at the time thought the geography was similar. (source)
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- Parade in Durango, Colo.
- Photograph of parade in downtown Durango, Colorado. Mesa Verde float centered. Conoco Gas Station in background. Date undetermined.
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- Park School (Durango, Colo.)
- Photo of a three-story brick building with four bare trees in front; behind the building are some houses/ outbuildings. Card appears to be hand-colored over a b/w photo
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- Park School (Durango, Colo.)
- Park School, Durango, Colorado.
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- Perpetual snow, near Durango, Colo.
- Photograph of trees in the foreground, snow-covered peaks in the background.
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- Perrin's Peak Durango, Colo.
- Aerial view of the town, featuring Perrin's Peak, Durango, Colorado.
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- Person Riding a Horse in Durango, Colorado.
- A black and white photograph of a person riding a horse at the Colorado New Mexico Fair. The photo also has written on it, "Comere Store in Durango, Colorado."
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- Pheasants. Durango, Colo.
- Pheasants. Durango, Colorado. Photograph of a number of dead pheasants and a rifle. Hans Will owned Richey's in Durango, Colorado.
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- Photo Flash of Deer at Night in Animas Valley - Durango, Colo.
- Photo flash of deer at night in Animas Valley, north of Durango, Colorado.
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- Photograph of Painting by Ralph E. Rea - Cowboy Riding a Bucking Bronco
- Photograph of a life sized painting by Ralph E. Rea, cowboy artist and woodcarver, on sand rock bluffs near Durango, Colorado. - Cowboy riding a bucking bronco.
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- Photograph of Painting by Ralph E. Rea - Cowboy and Horse Silhouetted on Moon.
- Photograph of a life sized painting by Ralph E. Rea, cowboy artist and woodcarver, on sand rock bluffs near Durango, Colorado. - Cowboy on horse following a long horned cow, against the moon. Painted 8/6/43
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- Photograph of Painting by Ralph E. Rea - Longhorn Steer
- Photograph of a life sized painting by Ralph E. Rea, cowboy artist and woodcarver, on sand rock bluffs near Durango, Colorado. - Portrait of long horned steer, dated August 15, 1943
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- Pine River Dam - Durango, Colo.
- A sepia toned photo of Vallecito Reservoir (or the Pine River Dam).