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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- Tunnel on the Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)
- View of a road that travels along a mountain side and through several mountains. Actual photo print.
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- Tunnel on the Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)
- A light blue car is entering a tunnel. In the distance mountains can be seen.
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- Tunnel on the Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)
- A blue car is about to go through a tunnel. In the distance are mountains.
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- Tunnel on the Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)
- In the background a tunnel can be seen. Around the tunnel is green life, trees, grass and to the right the side of a mountain.
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- Turks Head and Molas Lake (Colo.)
- View of Turks Head Mountain in the background of the photograph and the very edge of Molas Lake shows in the foreground
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- Two Young Boys on Skis
- A small sepia photograph of two young boys on skiis. Mountains and snow can be seen behind them.
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- Two women in a portrait photograph
- Black and white photograph of two women in a portrait on a postcard.
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- U.S. Post Office (Silverton, Colo.)
- Black and white photograph of the U. S. Post Office in Silverton, Colorado. In wintertime.
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- Uncompahgre Gorge (Colo.)
- View of a gorge created by two mountains.
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- Uncompahgre Gorge and the Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)
- A dirt road along the side of a mountain. Another mountain is visible in the distance.
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- Uncompahgre Gorge on the famous Million Dollar Highway
- Uncompahgre Gorge on the famous Million Dollar Highway (U.S. 550) through the San Juan Mountains between Silverton and Ouray in southwestern Colorado.
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- Uncompahgre Gorge, Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)
- Uncompahgre Gorge, on the Million Dollar Highway, Colorado.