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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- Mill Creek Lodge (Durango, Colo.)
- Mill Creek Lodge, Durango, Colorado.
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- Million Dollar Highway at Lime Creek, near Durango, Colo.
- View of the Million Dollar Highway at Lime Creek, near Durango, Colorado.
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- Million Dollar Highway at Riverside
- Million Dollar Highway at Riverside, Colorado
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- Million Dollar Highway, Colo.
- Million Dollar Highway, Colorado.
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- Million Dollar Highway, Pinkerton in the Pines, Wm T. Shea, Prop., Durango, Colo.
- Photograph of the Pinkerton Springs - Pinkerton in the Pines cabins along the Million Dollar Highway.
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- Mine Entrance Colo.
- Photo of two men and a horse standing near cart rails in front of two entrances to a mine. A small building is on the right.
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- Mining Camp on the Durango-Silverton-Ouray Highway
- A sepia photograph of a mining camp on the Durango-Silverton-Ouray highway. The mine is visible on the right side of the photo, and the mine is surrounded by mountains.
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- Molas Lake near Durango, Colo.
- Photograph of Molas Lake in winter.
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- Molas Lake, Colo.
- Photograph of Molas Lake in the foreground, and mountains in the background.
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- Motor Inn Court - Modern Durango, Colo.
- Photograph of the Motor Inn Court in Durango, Colorado. Adobe style construction, two stories in front, single story in back.
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- Motor Inn Court Durango, Colo.
- Photograph of the Motor Inn Court in Durango, Colorado.
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- Mountain Dew Filling Station, Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge R.R. Colo.
- Photograph of the Durango-Silverton train stopping at the Mountain Dew Filling Station beside the water tower.