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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- Silverton Town Hall (Silverton, Colo.)
- A cloudy sky. To the right is a large mountain. There is a street lined with buildings and cars.
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- Silverton and Needle Mountains, Colorado
- Large snow covered mountains overlooking the town.
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- Silverton and Ouray Toll Road Mt. Abram in distance (Colo.)
- Photograph of Mount Abram, Ouray, Colorado, showing several people in horse drawn carriages traveling the Silverton Stage Road. A letter is written on the back of this postcard.
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- Silverton from Chief Ouray Highway
- View of the city of Silverton from the Million Dollar Highway. A Real Photo postcard.
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- Silverton narrow gauge in the Animas River Gorge (Colo.)
- Color postcard of a train in the mountains.
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- Silverton narrow gauge passenger train
- Photograph of the Silverton narrow gauge passenger train in the Animas River gorge approaching the resort town of Silverton, elevation 9300 feet, in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado.
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- Silverton road after flood Oct. 5, 1911
- Silverton Road after flooding on October 5,1911. (Railroad after waters subsided.)
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- Silverton road after flood Oct. 5, 1911
- A sepia postcard of railroad tracks in the mountains (washed out railroad track).
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- Silverton to Ouray, Colo.
- Black and white picture of a road by a cliff.
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- Silverton to Ouray, Colorado
- Color postcard of a car driving through the mountains.
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- Silverton to Ouray, Colorado
- On the right is a large mountain a road is on the side of it. Three cars travel along this road.
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- Silverton, Altitude 9,302 ft. on U.S. 550, Colorado
- Color iamge of Silverton taken from the highway in summer. Shows the mountains surrounding Silverton and the very blue river that is flowing in the image's right side. Taken on a partly cloudy day.