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September 1940. "Detail of front of building. Silverton, Colorado." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
The sign for the Montrose Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co is interesting -- in 1940, would laundry have traveled some 60 miles north, from Silverton to Montrose, by rail? Or driven via truck on the Million Dollar Highway?
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