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A colorized view of a train of pack burros on a trail with two men in the rear, one of them on horseback, leading another horse. Postmarked on March 5, 1912 in Ouray, and mailed to Mrs. and Mr. Robert Pickens in Montrose from Mrs. Minnie Wright and Flora.
Colorized aerial view of Camp Bird Mills, Ouray, Colorado. Printed in Germany. Postmarked in Ouray on August 11, 1907 with a one-cent stamp. Mailed to Mr. W. J. Poplin in Newmire, Colorado, from Lois Sankey at the Silver Pick.
View of the mine in a valley partial view of a mountain peak on the upper right corner of the photo writing on front of photo on the back addressed to Mrs. L Wyman Silverton, Colorado. with postmark and one cent stamp
B/w close-up view of buildings at Camp Bird Mine, Ouray, Colorado, covered with snow. Printed in Germany. Postmarked at Camp Bird on July 24, 1909 with a one-cent stamp. Mailed to Mrs. Phillip Kinzel, San Francisco, from Frank and Mary.
Colorado. The area around Telluride is dotted with numerous abandoned gold and silver mines. Over $300 million in gold alone was produced here. Each large strike drew hundreds of miners to work the hard-rock mines, drawing riches from the very heart...
View of burros dragging long wooden pieces up a mountain path. Someone has written on the address side: "This is how they pack all the materials and supplies up to the gold mines. Then, coming down, each mule carries two big sacks of ore."
Liberty Bell Mine, a small group of wooden and corrugated shacks perched precariously on a mountain slope, with a mountain striated with snow in the background.
Photographic print image of figure attaching or detaching packages to a mule, with three other mules standing to the side. Snow blankets the ground and long shadows are cast over it. Snow covered cliff edges in background.
Photo of mules carrying wooden planks on their backs, on the back addressed to Martin Otes Y. Bradley on Derby, Connecticut; two postmarks; one-cent stamp
Photograph postcard of two men in hats posing with prospecting tools. Postmarked March 1, 1907. Mailed to Miss Josephine Myers in Grante, Oklahoma by George in Ouray.