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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- The Graden Mercantile, Durango, Colorado
- Graden Mercantile parade float on unpaved Main Avenue in early Durango, with several men in hats holding the four horses in harness. Postmarked (not legible) and mailed to Gertrude Broughton in Salt Lake City from Gus, with 1 cent stamp.
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- The Junior High School - Durango, Colo.
- Street view of Durango (Colo.) Junior High School. Bicycles and two cars are parked in front.
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- The valley of the Animas River near Durango, Colo.
- Photograph of the mountains surrounding the Animas Valley, picture is framed by pine and aspen branches.
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- Third Avenue (Durango, Colo.)
- Photo of unpaved Third Avenue in Durango, with trees on both sides of the street. A stone church building is on the left side, addressed to Myldred DeVault, Bridgeport, Neb. postmarked May 18, Durango, Colorado. one cent stamp
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- Third Avenue Boulevard (Durango, Colo.)
- Photo of unpaved Third Avenue in Durango, with trees in the center island and on both sides of the street. [writing on back] Addressed to Miss Lena Pickering, Otter Pond, Kentucky from Anna Hocker. Postmarked Oct. 1915, Durango, Colorado. One cent stamp. Note: we retained two versions of this card, because one is in better condition on the front but the other has the message.
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- Top of Engineer Mountain near Durango, Colorado
- View of a man waving his hat as he stands on the loose rock at the top of Engineer Mountain, north of Durango, Colorado.
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- Tornado in the Sky Above Durango (Colo.)
- Photograph of a tornado in the sky above Durango in the 1930s.
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- Tornado near Durango, Colo.
- Photograph of a tornado, outside Durango, August 1st, 1930. Street shown with cars parked and cars being driven along the street.
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- Travel Inn Court, Modern and Plain Cabins, D. O. Meister (South Durango, Colo.)
- Photograph of the Travel Inn Court on Highways 160 and 550, south Durango, Colorado
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- Treasure Tunnel
- The Treasure Tunnel, 629 Main Avenue, Durango, Colorado 18301.
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- Trick shooter at the September 1919 Roundup
- Looks like Mamie Francis (see post card 1-185) doing trick shooting at the September 1919 Roundup.
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- Trimble Hot Springs (near Durango, Colo.)
- Photo of a three-story wooden building with a belvedere on the top; several people are standing on the veranda a tree is on the right [writing on back] addressed to Mrs. Louis Wyman of Silverton, Colorado. postmarked Durango, Colorado. July 27, 1909 one cent stamp