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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- Bear Mountain - Million Dollar Highway, Colorado
- Bear Mountain on the Million Dollar Highway, Colorado.
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- Bear Mountain and Chattanooga Valley from the Million Dollar Highway, Colorado
- In the distance there are snow capped mountains. In the front of the picture are tall pine trees.
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- Bear Mountain and Highway (Ouray - Silverton, Colo.)
- Several mountains overlooking a valley that has a road traveling through it. A few small houses can be seen in the valley. Actual photo print.
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- Bear Mountain from the Million Dollar Highway, Colo.
- A black and white photograph of Bear Mountain, from the Million Dollar Highway. The Highway can be seen in the foreground with Bear Mountain in the background, with trees and other smaller mountains on the side.
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- Bear Mountain on the Million Dollar Hi-way
- Bear Mountain, along the Million Dollar Highway.
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- Bear Mountain scene on Million Dollar Highway, Colo.
- Bear Mountain scene on Million Dollar Highway, Colorado.
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- Bear Mountain south of Ouray, Colorado
- A color photograph of the Chattanooga Valley and Bear Mountain, on the Million Dollar Highway.
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- Bear Mt and Chatanooga Valley - Million Dollar Highway, Colo.
- View looking south into the Chatanooga Valley surrounded by high mountains. Snow is on the ground and on the mountains.
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- Bear Mt. Million Dollar Highway, Colo.
- Vertical arrangement of photo; trees border the distant view of a flowing river with a snow capped Bear Mt. in the background.
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- Beaumont Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)
- Interior view of the Beaumont Hotel Dining Room in Ouray, Colorado.
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- Bent Elbow (Silverton, Colo.)
- The Bent Elbow Restaurant & Bar, located 1/2 block south of the train stop on old Blair Street.
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- Bent Elbow (Silverton, Colo.)
- Photo of the Bent Elbow saloon/cafe. The building is red. Three men wearing cowboy hats, lean on a wooden fence in front of building.