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Snow shed and old County Road, San Juan County now Million Dollar Highway

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Call NumberGB-8073CreatorBeam, George L. (George Lytle), 1868-1935Date1900-1905SummaryView of a snow shed built over tracks of the Silverton Northern Railroad, in San Juan County, Colorado; shows a surrey on an Otto Mears toll road (Million Dollar Highway) bridge.Physical Description1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 20 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectMears, Otto, 1840-1931--Homes and hauntsSilverton Northern Railroad CompanyMillion Dollar Highway (Colo.)San Juan County (Colo.)Bridges--Colorado--San Juan CountyCarriages and carts--Colorado--San Juan CountyRailroad tracks--Colorado--San Juan CountyRoads--Colorado--San Juan CountySnowsheds--Colorado--San Juan CountyToll roads--Colorado--San Juan CountyGeographic AreaSan Juan County (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700138073Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsNotesCondition: flaw on original negative reproduced in photoprint. Formerly F38966. Title hand-written on back of photoprint. Stamped: "The Denver and Rio Grande Western R.R."; R7001380738

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Snow shed and old County Road, San Juan County now Million Dollar Highway