<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.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JAMES L. AMOS, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
31 ageless photos from the Nat Geo archives that take you back in time
Captions byMelody RowellandEslah Attar
Published April 12, 2020
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