A view of the famous Ophir Loop, Colorado, on the Rio Grande Southern Railroad in autumn. The yellow leaves of aspen show bright against the pine forest in the valley.
Photo of Ophir, above the town snow capped mountain peaks rise above it. Card is addressed to Miss Sarah Sweeny, East Brady, Pa. postmarked Ophir, Colorado. Mar. 1, 1909, used a one cent stamp.
View of road and two bridges; mountain peaks in the background and a cliff on the left-hand side of photo. (The Center has two of this card -- duplicates.)
Photo of railroad station with structures to the left of it. The hill behind has a partial snow covering. On the back is written "Ophir R.R. Station" and above that "Rico."
The text reads, "Here is a portion of the Jeep Cavalcade in the San Juan Rockies nearing the top of 11,350 foot Ophir pass. This beautiful Jeep trail winds through the majestic San Juans, connecting the picturesque ghost town of Old Ophir with highway 550 . . ."
Photo print image of trees surrounding a snowy meadow in the foreground of snow covered mountains. A deep trail has been made through the snow towards the peak.
Lithograph photo print image of a town nestled in a mountain valley.Mountains in background; railroad trestles spanning ravines are visible in the foreground.
Photographic print image of a shed covering a railroad. Several structures stand in a grassy meadow in foreground. Beyond these a thick conifer forest covers a mountain slope. In the far background left corner; snow covered peaks.
Lithographic photo print image of a railroad loop with two trestle bridges; mountain peaks in the background; a cliff on the left-hand side of image, town grid in background.
A real photo postcard, produced during the White Border era. The train depot, a house and two other buildings, with part of another house visible on the left. It is sitting in fount of a small aspen forest with pine trees visible uphill.