A street view of Telluride looking east circa 1894. The three-story New Sheridan Hotel had not yet been built, but the First National Bank, with its tower, had just been completed. W. J. Carpenter,
Photographer. Courtesy Telluride Historical Museum.

In 1887, three years before the railroad arrived in Telluride, Dave Wood's Freighting Outfit was photographed on Colorado Avenue. Ox teams pulled seven covered wagons laden with large-diameter pipe destined for the S&M Mill. The photograph was taken by Harry Wright at the intersection of Colorado Avenue and Pine Street, looking to the southwest. Courtesy Telluride Historical Museum.

Western Slope Baseball Champions 1913, Telluride, Colorado.
Photo by Gilbert. Courtesy Telluride Historical Museum.

In the 1920s, Telluride Bank president Charles "Buck" Waggoner, with Town Marshal Skanlund, advertised the bank's security and "Half a Million Dollars Gold Reserve" by posing with stacks of silver dollars on the counter, protected by revolvers. Photo by Walker Art Studio. Courtesy Telluride Historical Museum.

This view of Main Street, ca. 1900, shows historic Telluride in its heyday. Two boys were playing in front of the San Miguel County Courthouse, at the far left. The two-story Sheridan Hotel was still standing, and the three-story New Sheridan had been completed. L.L. Nunn's First National Bank with its tower occupied a prominent spot on the street. Further on, one can see the Telluride Mercantile Company and the Mahr Building. Charles Painter's office and the Pekkarine Building are visible on the right. Note the streetlights hanging over the center of the street. Photograph courtesy of the Telluride Historical Museum. Photographed by Joseph E. Byers.

Presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan delivering his 'Cross of Gold" speech in front of the New Sheridan Hotel at 231 West Colorado Avenue, Telluride, Colorado, in the 1890s. Photo by Byers & St. Claire. Courtesy Telluride Historical Museum.

Telluride Sheriff J. Calvin Rutan (left) deputized Robert Meldrum, Willard Runnells and other hired gunmen to keep Union Miners in line during the labor struggles of 1902-1904. The Telluride Miners Union building is in the left background. Joseph Byers, Photographer. Courtesy Telluride Historical Museum.

Telluride Town Hall, with its fire bell and hose tower, is behind this parade of local motor cars. While the house to the right of Town Hall has been lost, the Miner's Union building at the far right still stands. Photograph courtesy of the Homer Reid Collection and Sundance Publications.

In the winter of 1895-96, a wagon sleigh drawn by two horses was photographed sitting in deep snow in the middle of Colorado Avenue. Men in suits stood on the cleared boardwalk on the sunny north side of the street, while others shoveled snow on the south side. Courtesy of the Denver Public Library Western History Collection.

The 1914 flood devastated the town. This house on North Oak Street was returned to its foundation and repaired. It remains there to this day, a testament to its good construction. Photographer unknown. Courtesy Telluride Historical Museum.

In 1887, three years before the railroad arrived in Telluride, Dave Wood's Freighting Outfit was photographed on Colorado Avenue. Ox teams pulled seven covered wagons laden with large-diameter pipe destined for the S&M Mill. The photograph was taken by Harry Wright at the intersection of Colorado Avenue and Pine Street, looking to the southwest. Courtesy Telluride Historical Museum.

At the City Hall: Clerk Clara J. Rogers, Fireman Joe Telk & Treasurer Cora Litchfield. Telluride, Colorado, c. 1930. Photographer unknown. Courtesy Telluride Historical Museum.