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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Scene on the Western Slope of Wolf Creek Pass, Colo.
Black and white photographic print of a mountain road along a mountain slope. Forest and mountain peaks are visible in the distance.
Scene on the Western Slope of Wolf Creek Pass, Colo.
A clear photo down a mountain valley covered with pine and spruce trees on the slope to the right and pine and spuce trees, snow, and aspen on the slope to the left. A road threads down the slope on the right, curving back to follow the valley down. Another mountain slope can be seen in the distance.
School Building Under Construction, Cortez, Colo.
A sepia postcard of a three story building with mountains visible behind it.
Shall the people rule
Colored lithographic photo print image of the United States Capitol building. Superimposed photo portraits and signatures of William J. Bryan, to the upper left; and John W. Kern, to the upper right.
Ship Rock (N.M.) 1600 feet high
Black and white photograph of a rock formation showing its many fractures and a pile of loose rock to the right.
Ship Rock - Landmark of the Desert - Mesa Verde Nat'l Park, Colo.
Photographic print image of rock formation from a distance.
Ship Rock near Aztec, New Mexico - 1600 Feet High
A sepia postcard of Shiprock .
Shiprock
A black and white postcard where Shiprock can be seen in the background and there are some animals in the foreground.
Shiprock and Sleeping Ute near Durango, Colo.
A black and white postcard of Shiprock. There are also some mountains in the background.
Side road
A car is seen driving along a gravel road the hugs the side of a sheer cliff. In the valley below, shrubs and aspen have turned yellow, standing out against the dark green conifers. Clouds shadow the mountain slope in the distance.
Silver Peaks Cafe & Service Station (Mancos, Colo.)
Color lithograph photo print image of two cars are parked in front of the gas pumps at a gas station with red Conoco signs in three spots.
Site of Packer's Grave. Lake City.
A sepia postcard of a valley between mountains. There are trees that can be seen all throughout the valley and in the foreground of the postcard.

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