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    Early Images of The Silverton Railroads
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    s00445.jpg - 7600 Bytes Silverton Railroad #100 at the Yankee Girl Mine - Guston, Colorado
    1889
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    s00444.jpg - 7213 Bytes Silverton Gladstone & Northerly #32 ("Gold King")
    1899
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    s00443.jpg - 9354 Bytes Silverton Railroad #100 on Red Mountain Pass
    1888
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    s00442.jpg - 6936 Bytes Rio Grande Southern #5
    (formerly D&RG "Frying Pan") at Red Mountain Pass

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    Mineral Point above Silverton - 1880 - (Image 0006) (132k) Mineral Point above Silverton
    1880

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    Silverton, Colorado -- 1876 Silverton, Colorado
    1876

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    Mining Supply Store -- East of the Denver and Rio Grande Western depot -- Silverton, Colorado -- 1890 Mining Supply Store
    East of the Denver and Rio Grande
    Western depot in Silverton, Colorado
    1890

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    Eureka, Colorado -- 1889 -- looking towards Animas Forks -- The same year CW Gibbs began his survey for SN RR Eureka, Colorado looking towards Animas Forks. This photo was taken in 1889, the same year CW Gibbs began his survey for SNRR

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    Silverton, Colorado -- pop 100 -- Silverton had not been incorporated at this time -- This isthe same year Mears arrived to start building toll roads Silverton, Colorado pop. 100
    Silverton had not been incorporated at this time. This is the same year Mears arrived to start building his toll roads.

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    Silverton, Colorado -- 1890 Silverton, Colorado
    1890

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    Silverton, Colorado -- 1875 Silverton, Colorado
    1875

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    Silverton, Colorado - 1900 -(142k) Silverton,Colorado
    1900

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    Stage road Between Silverton and Ouray at Red Mountain -- 1889 (162k) Stage road Between Silverton and Ouray at Red Mountain
    1889

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    Corkscrew Gulch Turntable -- Silverton Railroad Locomotive #100 -- 1890 Corkscrew Gulch Turntable
    Silverton Railroad Locomotive #100
    1890

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    Chattanooga, Colorado -- 1887 Chattanooga, Colorado
    1887

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    The Yankee Girl Mine, 1888 Mears and Gibbs were still pushing the SRR up from Burro Bridge to Red Mountain Yankee Girl Mine, 1888
    Mears and Gibbs were still pushing the SRR up from Burro Bridge to Red Mountain

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    Silverton, Colorado -- pop 100 -- Silverton had not been incorporated at this time -- This isthe same year Mears arrived to start building toll roads Silverton, Colorado pop 100
    Silverton had not been incorporated at this time. This is the same year Mears arrived to start building his toll roads.

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    Chattanooga, Colorado -- 1890 Chattanooga, Colorado
    1890

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    Red Mountain School house -- 1888 Red Mountain School house
    Red Mountian Town
    1888

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    Red Mountain Town -- 1888 Red Mountain Town
    1888

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    Red Mountain Town -- 1888 Red Mountain Town
    1888

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    Photograph of the original location of Red Mountain Town before it was moved due to very swampy conditions at this site. Photograph of the original location of Red Mountain Town before it was moved due to very swampy conditions at this site.

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