Call NumberMCC-1695CreatorMcClure, Louis Charles, 1867-1957Date1901-1910SummaryView 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".Physical Description1 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.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectOuray (Colo.)San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)Silverton (Colo.)Uncompahgre River (Colo.)Roads--Colorado--OurayGeographic AreaSilverton (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700071695Type of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromWH2300. Louis Charles McClure papers, album X, 101Original Material Found in CollectionWH2300. Louis Charles McClure papersNotesTitle and signature hand-lettered on glass plate. Vintage photographic print. R7000716952
