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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- Entrance to Box Canyon Park (Ouray, Colo.)
- Sepia tone photograph of the entrance to Box Canyon, Ouray, Colorado.
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- Falls and Power Plant near Lake City, Colorado
- A black and white postcard with a photo of a waterfall and other structures for a power plant near Lake City, Colorado.
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- Famous Million Dollar Highway (U.S. 550)
- Photograph of the Famous Million Dollar Highway (U.S. 550) in western Colorado. This, one of Colorado's most spectacular highways, traverses the San Juan mountains connecting Durango, Silverton, Ouray and points north.
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- First Glimpse of Silverton from The Scenic Highway
- First glimpse of Silverton from the scenic highway (U.S. 160, heading north).
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- First Glimpse of Silverton from the Scenic Highway
- First glimpse of Silverton from the scenic highway.
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- First Trip "Painted Train" Narrow Gauge (Silverton, Colo.)
- Actual photo print. A train is traveling next to the side of a mountain. A river flows next to the mountain.
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- Fish and Game Dept. Truck-Silverton, Colo. June 11, 1947 "Plenty Water for Fish"
- Black and white picture of a car that was snowed on.
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- Free State Saloon (Silverton, Colo.)
- The interior of the Free State Saloon in Silverton, Colorado. There are old paintings and furniture, and a poker game is set up toward the foreground.
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- Gold King Mill (near Silverton, Colo.)
- Black and white photograph of the Gold King Mill, near Silverton, Colorado
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- Gold King Mill (near Silverton, Colo.)
- Black and white photograph of buildings of the Gold King Mill near Silverton, Colorado.
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- Gold King Tramway & Gladstone, Colo.
- Black and white photograph of the Gold King Tramway and Gladstone, Colorado
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- Gold King Tramway and American Tunnel, Silverton, Colorado
- Black and white image of the Gold King Tramway & American Tunnel in Silverton, Colo. Shows a series of structures carrying metal buckets to some buildings in the background. Structures are built on the side of the mountain, surrounded by fallen and stripped trees.