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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- Through the Tunnel - "Million Dollar" highway (Colo.)
- Black and white photograph of a tunnel (unidentified) on the Million Dollar Highway. Card is date stamped June 15, 1929.
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- Top of the world - from No. 2 Level, Old Hundred Mine (Silverton, Colo.)
- Photograph of mine buildings at the Old Hundred Mine, Silverton, Colorado.
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- Train time in Silverton, Colorado
- Photo of the Denver and Rio Grande narrow gauge train coming into town. Green mountains in the background. Buildings on either side of the road. People are watching the train.
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- Triangle Service Station & Motel (Silverton, Colo.)
- Triangle Service Station & Motel. Phone 387-5583, Silverton, Colorado. Nestled at the foot of beautiful Mr. Kendall in the old mining town of Silverton. 8 Modern units, some with Kitchenettes. Shower and bath, 24 hour wrecker service. Complete one-stop service.
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- Triangle Square (Silverton, Colo.)
- Large mountain overlooking several buildings.
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- Trout Lake, in the Silver San Juan, Colo.
- A color painting of Trout Lake, in the Silver San Juan, in Colorado. The lake can be seen surrounded by mountains.
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- Tunnel on Million Dollar Hi Way (Colo.)
- Black and white photograph of a tunnel on the Million Dollar Highway. Card is addressed to Miss Emma Dailey and signed Dad Aug 30-40.
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- Tunnel on Million Dollar Highway
- A photograph of a tunnel on the Million Dollar Highway. The tunnel appears to be built into the side of a hill, with trees and rocks surrounding it. Looking through the tunnel, you can see a small conifer tree.
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- Tunnel on Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)
- Actual photo print. Image of a road that travels though trees and a tunnel.
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- Tunnel on Million Dollar Highway (Ouray, Colo.)
- Black and white photograph of the view from inside the tunnel near Ouray, on the Million Dollar Highway.
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- Tunnel on Million Dollar Highway (near Durango, Colo.)
- View of a road that travels between two large cliffs the road appears to go off into the distance.
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- Tunnel on Million dollar Highway
- View of the tunnel on the Million Dollar Highway near Ouray, Colorado. A Real Photo postcard.