Susan Dalton
1 book in the catalogue.
Susan Dalton is a Telluride resident whose book Telluride: A Silver Past, A Golden Future tells the town's history through photographs, prints, maps and vintage postcards. Western Reflections listed the book in its old online store under her name, and it now has a page in our library.
About Susan Dalton
The Telluride Historical Museum announced a signing for Dalton's book on September 4, 2014. A newspaper article dated December 1, 2014 says the project grew out of her interest in history, antiques and vintage postcards. Neither page gives her birth year, career or other books, so we offer no more biography.
The coffee table book is a collection of snippets of text, maps, historical photos and prints, many from Dalton's own collection and some supplied by local history enthusiast Dirk dePagter, with help from the museum.
Books
What the books share
The book runs from the days when only the Uncompahgre Utes lived in the valley to the Olympic silver medal won by skier Gus Kenworthy. It is built as a scrapbook rather than a narrative, mixing short text with images. The newspaper adds that the story is told largely through the graphics. We have not seen the book itself, so we describe it only as the two pages do.
Next steps for readers of this author
Walking Main Street with a map
Open the structures survey on your phone, then walk the blocks. Matching an old postcard view to the building that stands there today is a good use of a visit.
Dating an old postcard of your own
If you collect postcards, as Dalton does, the photo archive can help you compare street scenes and spot what changed. For a stubborn case, the museum takes research requests by email.
Learning the town before a first trip
The encyclopedia article gives you the basics, and the museum's own site tells you what its ten rooms cover. Check its season dates before you plan around a visit.
Go deeper
Dalton's book gathers Telluride's story in pictures and postcards. These local sources let you follow the same history through photographs, building surveys and museum research.
Telluride Historical Museum research page
Explains how to send a research request about Telluride and San Miguel County history and lists starting points to search on your own.
Telluride Historical Museum Photo Archive
The museum's online photo archive, hosted on SmugMug.
Town of Telluride Historic Structures Survey
An interactive story map of the town's historic buildings, which the museum recommends for research.
Colorado Encyclopedia: Telluride
A short history of the town, founded as a mining center in 1878 and first called Columbia.
Good to know
Did Western Reflections publish this book?
Is it the same as A Brief History of Telluride?
Writers like this one are how the list was built
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