Volume 4: Silverton & Animas Canyon

Silverton, Colorado, is a National Historic Landmark nestled in the high San Juan mountains. According to the Town of Silverton, it became a center for the many regional silver and gold mining camps in 1874. The town has a rowdy “Old West” past that its residents are happy to say hasn’t entirely left. Silverton is found along the San Juan Skyway, which includes the “Million Dollar Highway,” supposedly one of the most dangerous roads in the U.S. The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railway travels to Durango except in the winter when the risk of avalanches is too great. At an elevation of 9,318 feet, tourists visit Silverton for year-round outdoor activities and to experience a bit of an old mining town. (source)

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"Movie Prop", on Silverton's Movie St.
Image shows the side of a couple buildings with wagon wheels propped up against the fence with mountains behind the buildings.
10 feet of snow, March 1909 (Silverton, Colo.)
Picture of a boy leaving a store. Two men are watching the photographer, and there are huge snow drifts along the edge of the street.
25 feet of snow on S.G. & N.R R., Silverton
Photo of men shoveling snow packed railroad tracks.
3-5 feet of snow, Greene Street, March 1909 (Silverton, Colo.)
A view of men clearing deep snow using horses, near some houses.
3-5 feet of snow, March 1909 (Silverton, Colo.)
Horses plowing snow from sidewalks in Silverton.
4J+1+1 Trailer Park, Campground (Ouray, Colo.)
Color photo of a campground.
6:30 P.M. - June 11, 1947 - Silverton, Colo.
Photograph taken through the Denver Post window at 6:30 P.M. - June 11, 1947 - Silverton, Colorado.
A breathtaking view of this once prosperous mining town (Silverton, Colo.)
Over the years more than $500,000,000 in silver, gold, lead and zinc have been taken from its mines. On three sides is the beautiful San Juan National Forest - over two million acres of stately aspen, pine and fir trees. Silverton is the northern ...
A heavy frost in Silverton, Colo.
A heavy snow fall all but obscures the buildings in Silverton. A path is shown through the snowdrifts. A letter is written on the back.
Above Timberline, Durango to Silverton, Colorado
A dead tree is shadowed on the right side of the photograph. Clouds hand over the mountains in the background. There is some water damage to this post card.
Aerial tram from mine below peaks to Mayflower Mill (Silverton, Colo.)
Black and white photograph of the aerial tram from mine below peaks to Mayflower Mill, Silverton, Colorado.
Aerial view of Silverton (Colo.)
The town is in the center of a large mountain range.

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