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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- Silverton (Colo.)
- Clouds are billowing up from behind a line of buildings. There is a mountain to the left. The buildings line a street and have cars parked in front of them.
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- Main street of the town. Several buildings line the road as cars drive past.
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- Narrow gauge train leaving Silverton for return to Durango, Colorado. Mountains in background are dry and bare (summer?)
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- Two trains pulling into town. A large mountain can be seen in the background.
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- A crowd of people watching a train pull in to town.
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- Large mountain range overlooking the town.
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- Four photographs of different vistas near Silverton, Colorado. ID number found in postage stamp area
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- Silverton, Colorado by moonlight from the Million Dollar Highway in winter. There are snow covered mountains overlooking the town.
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- The Silverton narrow gauge train is shown leaving Silverton for Durango. A Panorama photograph of the valley showing Silverton with mountains surrounding it.
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- An aerial view of Silverton, Colorado.
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- Mountains overlooking the town. Trees are shown on the slope of the mountain at the bottom right of the photograph.
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- Long distance, scenic view of Silverton with mountain background. Message: "Hello, How is mine auntie? love from Dotty." Postmarked New York, NY, January 14, 1909. Addressed to Miss Kate Neumann (?), 33 Coddington Avenue, Plainfield, N.J. One cent Ben Franklin stamp.