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| View Original: | The Wyman Hotel in Silverton, the seat of San Juan County, Colorado, a legendary silver-rush town of the 19th Century and, at 9,313 feet above sea level, one of America's highest cities LCCN2015632211.tif.tiff (7360x4912) | |||
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| Keywords: The Wyman Hotel in Silverton, the seat of San Juan County, Colorado, a legendary silver-rush town of the 19th Century and, at 9,313 feet above sea level, one of America's highest cities LCCN2015632211.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes Purchase; Carol M Highsmith Photography Inc ; 2015; DLC/PP-2015 068 ; Forms part of Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; The Wyman Building constructed of native red sandstone was completed in 1902 by German immigrant Louis Wyman He hand-carved the burro on the buildingÆs nameplate above the corner as a tribute to the stubborn but indispensible animals that worked in nearby silver mines The Wyman housed the Silverton Commercial Club Hemphill McCrimmons Dry Goods and various lodges and professional offices before being used by a trucking firm It even served for a time as a filling station In the early 21st Century the building was restored as a boutique hotel and bed-and-breakfast inn ; Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer ; Credit line Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division 2015 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2015632211 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/32100/32196a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 32196 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 32196 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Silverton Colorado Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Photographs by Carol M Highsmith | ||||