The Ted Kierscey Photo Collection -- The Silverton Northern Railroad

Early Images of The Silverton and the Silverton Railroads

Silverton Railroad #100 at the Yankee Girl Mine - Guston, Colorado
1889
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Silverton Gladstone & Northerly #32 ("Gold King")
1899
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Silverton Railroad #100 on Red Mountain Pass
1888
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Silverton Railroad #100 on Red Mountain Pass
1888
Colorization by Ted Kierscey - Awesome!
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The Knob on Red Mountain Pass - Location of photo m00443
Summer of 2006
Ted Kierscey Collection!
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Rio Grande Southern #5
(formerly D&RG "Frying Pan") at Red Mountain Pass

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Red Mountain Town photographed during the winter of 1891-1892. Many of these buildings where destroyed in the fire of 1893.

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Red Mountain Town photographed during the winter of 1891-1892. Many of these buildings where destroyed in the fire of 1893. I think this image was taken the same day as image M00420.

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Mineral Point above Silverton
1880

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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

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Silverton, Colorado
1875

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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

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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 is the same year Mears arrived to start building his toll roads.

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Chattanooga, Colorado
1890

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Red Mountain School house
Red Mountian Town
1888

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Red Mountain Town
1888

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Red Mountain Town
1888

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This is a new view of the original location of Red Mountain Town before it was moved due to very swampy conditions at this site. It looks very similar to image M0053.
Compare this image to those that follow.
October, 1883

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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.
Compare this image to those that follow.
October, 1883

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