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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- Colorado
- Autumn in Silverton, Colorado.
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- Colorado Animas Forks
- Picture of Animas Forks "one of the most visited ghost towns in Southwestern Colorado. It can be reached from the Mountian communities of Ouray, Silverton, and Lake City."
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- Colorado's "Million Dollar" scenic highway through San Juan Rockies
- On the right is a red/brown side of a mountain. On the left and in the distance is a mountain covered in green tree life.
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- Colorado's Million Dollar Highway
- Scenic photo of nature. Mountain in background.
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- Colorado's Million Dollar Highway
- View of a dirt road going toward Red Mountain Pass in the background.
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- Coming Thru on the Silverton Northern Railroad
- "Coming Thru" on the Silverton Northern Railroad, a real photo black and white postcard. The locomotive is partially visible at the far end of the canyon of snow-cleared track.
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- Contention Mill Boarding House (Silverton, Colo.)
- House surrounded by mountains.
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- Court House (Silverton, Colo.)
- Court house with hills/mountains in the background. Cloudy sky above.
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- D&RGRR snow slide, Animas Canon (near Silverton, Colo.)
- b/w postcard.
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- D&SNGRR between Elk Park and Silverton, Colo
- D&SNGRR between Elk Park and Silverton, Colorado, color postcard.
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- Deer Park and Garfield Peak from Silverton-Durango Hiway Colo: "A Blue Cross Store Original"
- A car traveling on a dirt road through the mountains near Deer Park and Garfield Peak between Silverton and Durango. On the back of the postcard is stamped in blue ink, "The Blue Cross Store, Silverton, Colo."
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- Deluxe Motel, Las Animas, Colo.
- A front photograph of the Deluxe Motel-"A restful haven for the tired tourist, conveniently located in the heart of Las Animas, Colorado, on Highway 50."