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Sneffels Colorado 1885
A view of the George R. Porter general store and post office in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado.
George Porters store
Interior view of George Porter's general store, which also served as the post office in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows display cases, boxes of merchandise, canned goods, stove, lanterns, wall posters, advertisements, calendar elk antlers, buckets and a fenced in area where a man with a hat sits. Signs read: "Levi Strauss & Co." "Seal of North Carolina" and "Winchester."
Body of miner killed in avalanche is removed by sled - Sneffels Colorado
Men pose with a sled with snowshoes, and the covered body of a dead miner killed in an avalanche, in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. They stand in front of the George R. Porter general store and post office. The line of men hold a rope that is connected to the sled and a man's waist. Snow covers the ground.
Winter scene at Sneffels, Colorado 1897
Men pose outside of the two-story George R. Porter general store and post office in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows the adjacent single-story, framed residence (the original post office), snow covered ground, icicles and the Revenue Mill. The San Juan Mountain Range is in the distance.