Volume 6: Other Southwest Colorado Areas

From Montrose to Cortez to Pagosa Springs, southwest Colorado includes many towns with interesting history, significant natural and cultural resources, and other facets that have been pictured on postcards.


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1876 Colorado's Diamond Jubilee Celebration, 1951
Sepia lithograph print of the original Colorado Capitol building; the current-to-print date capitol building, inset; and a blue columbine.
2100 Animas River
A black and white arial photograph of the Animas River in Durango, Colorado.
4 Corners: Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico
Standing in the 4-states corner of Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico, 38 miles from Shiprock, New Mexico. This is the only spot in the United States where four states meet at a common corner. Ute Mountain near Cortez, Colorado is in the background.
4th of July in Mancos, Colorado - cowboys racing
A sepia-toned real photo postcard of a cowboy race in Mancos, Colorado, before 1917. Message by Kirtley Mather. Mailed to R. C. Waldron, Black Rock, Arkansas.
A Round Up
Hand tinted color photographic print of a cattle round up. Brown cows at center foreground; cowboy at upper right on hill overlooking the gathered animals.
A bunch of bucking bronco busters
Appears to be a drawing of four cowboys on bucking horses. Postmark is April 13, 1917.
A painted postcard of the San Juan Basin.
Color lithograph photo print of the San Juan Basin. A mountain range can be seen with the setting sun behind it. A road and small fence with greenery and shrubs can be seen in the foreground.
Aerial view - Aztec Ruins, National Monument (Aztec, N.M.)
A sepia postcard of an aerial view of the Aztec Ruins National Monument which are located in Aztec, New Mexico.
Air View Cortez, Colorado
An arial photograph of Cortez, Colorado, addressed to Miss Margaret Hoffman.
Alpine Mountains in Lake City, Colorado.
A black and white photograph of the Alpine Mountains, in the Vicinity of Lake City, Colorado. Trees and rocks and brush can be seen sticking out of the snow on the mountains.
Alpine Peaks Near Vickers Dude Ranch - Lake City Colo.
Postcard with a picture of mountains with clouds overhead
American Sahara [- on Old Spanish Trail Highway
View of sand dunes along the Old Spanish Trail Highway.

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