<p>A piano play tips his hat at the Strater Hotel in Durango, Colorado, in this photo from the August 1969 issue. The hotel, built in 1887, still operates today.</p>

Piano Man

A piano play tips his hat at the Strater Hotel in Durango, Colorado, in this photo from the August 1969 issue. The hotel, built in 1887, still operates today.

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