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.
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