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Thumbnail for 'Narrow Gauge Engine #499 Steaming Through a Valley in Colo.'
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Photograph of narrow gauge engine #499 traveling through a valley. The snowplow/cow catcher on the front of the engine is quite battered.
Thumbnail for 'Electra Lake and Engineer Mt. on the Million Dollar Highway between Silverton and Durango, Colo.'
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Electra Lake and Engineer Mountain on the Million Dollar Highway between Silverton and Durango, Colorado.
Thumbnail for 'Electra Lake between Silverton and Durango Colo.'
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Hand colored photograph of Electra Lake, mountains in the background. Card addressed to Mrs. Alma Posey, Dove Creek, Colorado. From Eva Rogers. Postmarked March 6, 1941. (Also in this postcard sleeve pocket is an unused duplicate of this same card, which was separated out 1/2007 from the Western Colorado Power Company photos, series 8.3, Cascade Reservoir.)
Thumbnail for 'Greetings from Durango, Colo.
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Photo of an owl wearing glasses - "Greetings from Durango, Colorado. Should Owl'd acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind, Should Owl's acquaintance be forgot And days of Owl'd lang syne "
Thumbnail for 'Narrow Gauge Train (Colo.)'
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Appears to be a photograph of a possible derailment or washout. Railroad cars are at odd angles, and a person is standing on the top of a box car. Surrounding area appears to be fairly flat.
Thumbnail for 'Animas Valley near Durango, Colo.'
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Real photo postcard of Animas Valley with farmland in foreground. Distant shot.
Thumbnail for 'Spring Scene on Durango - Silverton Highway - on Lime Creek'
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Spring scene on Durango - Silverton Highway - at Lime Creek.
Thumbnail for 'Street scene (Durango, Colo.)'
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Aerial view of downtown Durango at an intersection. There are many people on the street, some on horseback. Smoke from the train billowing in the background.
Thumbnail for 'Mining Camp on the Durango-Silverton-Ouray Highway'
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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.
Thumbnail for 'Trimble Springs Hotel and Night Club (eight miles north of Durango, Colo.)'
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Photo of several buildings on the left, a hill is shown in the far background, a car is heading down a dirt road in front of the buildings [writing on the back] addressed to Pvt. Lester J. Wills postmarked Ft. Bliss Texas, 1942
Thumbnail for 'Bird's Eye View of Durango, Colo., from Smelter Hill'
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Hand colored photograph of Durango, as seen from the top of Smelter Mountain. The narrow gauge railroad station is shown in the lower left of the picture. College Mesa (as it was later known) is in the center right of the picture.
Thumbnail for 'Animas Valley (near Durango, Colo.)'
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Black and white aerial photograph of the farmland in Animas Valley near Durango, Colorado.
Thumbnail for 'Sheep on D.S.O. Highway near Durango, Colo.'
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Sheep on Durango, Silverton, Ouray Highway near Durango, Colorado.
Thumbnail for 'Fiesta Parade, Durango, Colorado.'
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In the left foreground and middle ground is mainstreet Durango with the Fiesta Parade moving down the street. On the right from the foreground to the left middle ground are buildings on main street, including Stewarts, White Grocery Company, Otis Girr, Merc., and a hardware store. People line the streets. Smelter Mountain is in the background.
Thumbnail for 'Emerald Lake, near Durango, Colo.'
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Photograph of Emerald Lake with mountain peaks in the background.
Thumbnail for 'Animas River - Durango, Colo.'
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Animas River near Durango, Colorado.
Thumbnail for 'Electra Lake, near Durango, Colo.'
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Black and white picture of Electra Lake, with high banks and mountains in the background.
Thumbnail for 'Person Riding a Horse in Durango, Colorado.'
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A black and white photograph of a person riding a horse at the Colorado New Mexico Fair. The photo also has written on it, "Comere Store in Durango, Colorado."
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Real photo b/w rear view of a train with snow on the ground. Not mailed. One of a series of ten such postcards.
Thumbnail for 'Animas Valley, North of Durango, Colo.'
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Black and white photograph of the Animas Valley and River North of Durango, Colorado. The Animas River is depicted curving its way down the canyon with snow capped mountains in the background.