Volume 1: Early Durango
These postcards depict the early days of Durango, Colorado. According to The City of Durango, the town was created by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company in September 1880 as a location for smelters to work the silver and gold being mined nearby. Durango’s more moderate climate at an elevation of 6,512 feet above sea level, a steady water supply from the Animas River, and the availability of coal made it a good choice. The city was named after Durango, Mexico, supposedly because the territorial governor at the time thought the geography was similar. (source)
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- From Teelawuket Ranch (Durango, Colo.).
- Colored print of a den located in an eastern city, decorated with Teelawuket's Navajo blankets and rugs. The back of the post card gives information on Teelawuket Ranch's accommodations.
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- Ft. Lewis Agricultural College in Durango, Colo.
- Aerial photograph of the campus of the Fort Lewis Agriculture College, Durango, Colorado.
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- Galloping Goose and Old Time Narrow Gauge Trains on D & R.G. Southern RR, Colo.
- Photograph of the left side of the Galloping Goose #3 meeting a narrow gauge train coming in the other direction on another set of tracks. Wintertime.
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- Gas Processing Plant in Durango, Colo.
- Photo of three tall towers at a Durango natural gas processing plant.
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- Geo Mullen on a Bad One Durango 9-23-19
- A photograph of a man riding a bucking horse in Durango, Colorado.
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- Get Wise, Come to Durango, Colorado
- Wooden post card showing an owl and the moon on the front of the card.
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- Ghost TownaAlong the Route of the "San Juan" Narrow Gauge, Alamosa-Durango, Colorado
- Real photo b/w view of a locomotive pulling four passenger cars past an abandoned town along a river. One of a series of ten such postcards.
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- Gibson Lumber Company (Durango, Colo.)
- View of early Durango with Perins Peak in background and Gibson Lumber Company in the middle of the photo.
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- Girl on Donkey
- A picture with a girl on a donkey, to the upper right it reads "Love and Best Wishes From Durango, Colo," beneath it reads "Bronco Buster."
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- Gold Mining Near Durango, Colorado
- A black and white photograph of a gold mine showing the buildings set on the side of a steep mountain, somewhere near Durango, Colorado. Several steep mountains appear in the background of the photograph.
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- Greetings from Colorado
- Drawing of three children riding on a burro, a child standing beside them is holding up a stick., and a quote from Robert Louis Stevenson.
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- Greetings from Durango
- Hand colored photograph of the front of the Vagabond Motel with the vacancy sign lit.