View of Ouray to Silverton, Colorado stage road in the San Juans of the Rockies; "Toll Road" built by Otto Mears in 1883; possibly Promontory Point one-half mile south of Bear Creek Falls; Uncompahgre River, 800 feet below trail at this point, foreground left; horse-drawn carriage descending narrow dirt road cut alongside mountain ridge, telegraph or electrical poles paralleling road; timbering alongside road to support embankment; later became U.S. Highway 550 - "Million Dollar Highway".
Description
1 photonegative : glass, black-and-white ; 26 x 21 cm. (10 x 8 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 24 x 19 cm. (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of
WH2300. Louis Charles McClure papers, 1898-1943
Subject
Ouray (Colo.); San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.); Silverton (Colo.); Uncompahgre River (Colo.); Roads--Colorado--Ouray
Geographic Area
Silverton (Colo.)
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
L. C. McClure collection 1890-1935, album X, 101
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700071695
Notes
Title and signature hand-lettered on glass plate.; Vintage photographic print.; R7000716952
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