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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- Oh! Point (Colo.)
- A couple of men standing beside a Jeep on top of a cliff. In the distance are mountains. A letter is written on the back of this postcard.
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- Oil Painting of Lillian Russell hanging at the Grand Imperial Hotel, Silverton, Colorado
- A color photogaph of a painting of Lillian Russell in the staircase of the Grand Imperial Hotel. The painting was painted by Joseph A. Imhof. There is a description of the panting and the craving for luxury that many miners craved in western mining towns.
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- Old "One Hundred" Mill, near Silverton, Colo.
- Photograph of the Old "One Hundred" Mill, near Silverton, Colorado. Postmarked June 28, 1910.
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- Old Blair Street - Silverton, Colo.
- Black and white postcard of Blair Street with cars that are parked outside buildings that line the street and a mountain in the background.
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- Old D& R. G. W. R.R. narrow gauge Engine of the "Silverton"
- Black and white photograph of the old D&RGW RR Narrow gauge Engine (453) of the "Silverton", Silverton, Colorado. (Elev. 9300 ft.)
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- Old Hundred Mill and Mines, Silverton, Colo.
- Black and white picture of the mountains.
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- Old Prospector Bar (Grand Imperial Hotel, Silverton, Colorado)
- Color postcard of a bar
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- Old Town Square
- A color postcard of a blacksmith with a mountain in the background.
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- Old way of transportation (Silverton, Colo.)
- View of a mule pack train carrying timbers, standing on dirt street in front of stores in Silverton. Made in Germany. Litho-chrome trademark Postmarked Aug. 23, 1911. Addressed to Mr. S. L. Walker, Washington St. Station, Whitman, Mass. Ben Franklin one cent stamp
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- Old way of transportation in the "San Juan" (Silverton, Colo.)
- View of a mule pack train carrying timber. Frank S. Thayer, Publisher, Denver. Addressed to Anna N. Root, Westfield, Mass. from Geo. Postmarked Silverton Colo. August 1909.
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- On Million Dollar Highway between Durango and Silverton.
- In the middle of this photograph is a tunnel. There is a person standing at the tunnel's end closest to the photographer and another person standing at the tunnel's exit.
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- On Spanish Trail looking up Wolf Creek (Colo.)
- A river flowing down through rocky terrain. Actual photo print. A letter is written on the back of this postcard.