Photographs from Silverton

Photographs from Silverton Colorado
Photos taken by Jesse S. Baily, D.D.S., or his wife, Pauline, unless otherwise indicated

 
J.S. Baily, D.D.S. and son, Jesse,
Silverton, about 1904

 
Pauline Baily and son, Jesse,
about 1905


 

Pauline and Jesse

Jess in his rocking chair

Around 1907

 
Jess in front of Baily house, abt. 1910

 
Baily house in Silverton, ca 1910

 
Baily house during winter 1910 - 1911

Dr. Baily's dentist office in the
Wyman Building in Silverton 
 

 
My Great-Aunt Alice Osborn apparently was impressed
with the flowers growing in the snow when
she visited the high country in 1912 and posed for this photo with snow in her right hand, flowers in her left.
Photo taken by her companion, George Barnes.

 
Picture of pack train on Reese St. taken from Dr. Baily's front yard. In the background, on the right, you can just see what is called a "spite fence."
My mother related the story in 1988.

 
Mule train heading up to the mines with timber,
abt. 1910.

 
First car in Silverton, 1910.
Photo of car in front of City Hall taken by Dr. Baily from his dental office
across the street, on the second floor of the Wyman Building (now the Wyman Hotel).
Click on picture for story.

 
Stage coach in Silverton about 1910

 
Post card photo of the "Million Dollar Highway" from Silverton to Ouray Colorado over Red Mountain Pass.

 
   

This was the dedication of a commemorative tablet to the engineer of the Million Dollar Highway, Otto Mears, on August 29, 1926. My mother, Sara Maxwell, was one of the two young women who pulled the ribbons uncovering the tablet.
Photo courtesy of the Colorado Historical Museum

  
Recent post card of Silverton

 

The Red Mountain Project --an initiative to pruchase and protect 10,500 acres of private land in the heart of the San Juan Mountains between Ouray, Silverton and Telluride, Colorado. Much of this land is currently available from willing sellers, and public acquisition will protect the area from potential sub-division and commercial development.

The Red Mountain Task Force is seeking a Land and Water Conservation Fund appropriation for the acquisition of these vulnerable lands. Once these properties are purchased from willing sellers they will be added to the Uncompahgre and San Juan National forests. Your support is both welcome and needed. Click on the image for more information about what you can do to help.

 

   

Allen J. Nossaman wrote the three volumes above, Many More Mountains, about the early history of Silverton. He was a meticulous researcher who helped me identify landmarks shown in my grandfather Baily's photos.
He was a wonderful font of knowledge about Silverton, The San Juan Mountains, Ouray, Telluride, Durango, and the years when mining and railroading activities were predominant in Colorado. Allen passed away too soon, in 2006.
I miss my friend. Here is his obit from the Denver Post.

Our Hillside Cemetery Page

Hillside Cemetery Web Page

The Story of Hillside Cemetery by Freda Peterson

Silverton Web Page

San Juan County, Colorado Web Page

San Juan County Historical Society

Silverton, Colorado, Old Hundred Mine Tour

 

UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS PAGES

BAILY LINE

MAXWELL LINE

OSBORN LINE

GRANDFATHER JESSE S. BAILY, M.D.

GREAT-GRANDFATHER JOSEPH S. BAILY, M.D.

GREAT-GREAT GRANDFATHER JESSE S. BAILY, D.D.S.

FATHER JESSE S. BAILY

MOTHER SARA MAXWELL BAILY

BAILYS' ROOTS INTRODUCTION


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