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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- Residence section, Corner 11th St. and Boulevard, Durango, Colo. (Methodist Church)
- Residence Section, corner of 11th St. and Boulevard, Durango, Colorado. (Methodist Church)
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- Right and Left Inn, Pinkerton in the Pines, Durango, Colo.
- The Right and Left Inn at Pinkerton in the Pines, Durango, Colorado. Wm T. Shea, Proprietor
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- Rio Grande No. 476, Durango, Colo.
- Rio Grande No. 476 A 2-8-2 N. G. Durango, Colorado, 1949.
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- Rio Grande Southern Bridge Durango Colo.
- Sepia picture of an overflowing river and fallen bridge.
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- Rodeo Arena at Trimble Springs (Colo.)
- Photograph showing the rodeo arena at Trimble Springs and in the lower portion of the photograph, 5 men who appear to be in the hot springs are watching the arena. Same photograph as 209, but attributed to a different photographer.
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- Rodeo Arena at Trimble Springs (Colo.)
- Photograph showing the rodeo arena at Trimble Hot Springs and in the lower portion of the photograph, 5 men who appear to be in the hot springs are watching the arena.
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- Roping a Calf at Spanish Trails Fiesta, Durango, Colorado.
- Black and white image of a man roping a calf at a packed rodeo at the Spanish Trails Fiesta in Durango, Colorado.
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- Roundhouse Tracks - Railroad Yards, Durango, Colorado
- Roundhouse tracks and railroad yards, Durango, Colorado. Hans Will owned Richey's in Durango, Colorado.
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- S.G. Wall Druggist.
- Long view of a snowpacked street. S.G. Wall Druggist. Matte photo. Written on back, "Mrs. Keith."
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- Sacred Heart Church (Durango, Colo.)
- Photo of the front and side of Sacred Heart Church. The steeple has a cross on top; several small bare trees surround the building.
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- Saddling up before the Race
- Photograph of a group of horses and riders who appear to be saddling up before the start of a race.
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- San Juan Motor Co. (Durango, Colo.)
- Original photograph of the San Juan Motor Co., in Durango, Colorado. Addressed to E. Vigil in Durango. "We have received your emergency brake cable. San Juan Motor Co."