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Pharmacy at Ouray, Colorado late 1800s
This photo was provided by a family member of one of the men in the photo. She states "Picture of my maternal grandfather, Harry Langdon, (just right of the door) in front of the pharmacy in Ouray, Colorado in the late 1800s. A descendant of the Langdons of New Hampshire, he was a pharmacist, builder and miner. His cousin, Olivia, married Mark Twain."
High bridge on the Ouray Stage Line
This iconic ca. 1890s photo shows an elaborate log-cribbed bridge built over a deep gulch on the Ouray Stage Line between the mining towns of Ouray and Silverton in southwest Colorado. This was originally known as the "Otto Mears Toll Road" after the man who built the road - which for years was thought to be impossible.
High bridge on the Ouray Stage Line (colorized)
This colorized version of the iconic ca. 1890s photo shows an elaborate log-cribbed bridge built over a deep gulch on the Ouray Stage Line between the mining towns of Ouray and Silverton in southwest Colorado. This was originally known as the "Otto Mears Toll Road" after the man who built the road - which for years was thought to be impossible.