A man stands near a cabin snowed in at Boreas Pass. Photographer's stamp: "O. Westerman Photographer Breckenridge, Colorado" and handwritten "cabin in mid winter snowed in at Boreas Pass".

A little girl looks through one of the snow tunnels used to cross Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, during the "Big Snow" winter of 1898-1899. Behind her are two women standing in front of the Livery building. Quoted from handwritten text on the reverse: "Big snow 1899".

Melting snow exposes one of the tunnels that had been used to access businesses on Main Street, Breckenridge, during the "Big Snow" winter of 1898-1899. A man reaches to hold the paw of a dog sitting with both front legs raised up off the ground. In the background are false front buildings and a side gable structure. "April 14th, '99" is handwritten on the reverse.

A snow plow moves snow to the side of a road in Aspen, Colorado. In the background is a two-story wood frame house. Handwritten on the reverse: "Aspen (?)". Stamped "RAYS LaCrosse, Wis. Nationally Known Guaranteed Prints" and "A24."

A woman wearing a hat and fur-collared coat stands at the end of a path cleared in the snow outside of George Watson's house in Breckenridge, Colorado. Looking east with Barney Ford Hill and Bald Mountain (Mount Baldy) in the background. Handwritten caption on the reverse: "Breckenridge Big Snow 1899".

A woman wearing a hat and fur-collared coat stands at the end of a deep trench cleared in the snow outside of George Watson's house in Breckenridge, Colorado. Looking east with Barney Ford Hill and Bald Mountain (Mount Baldy) in the background. Handwritten caption on the reverse: "View from y'd at G.B. Watsons April 20th '99".

Looking south down Ten Mile Canyon, Summit County, Colorado near the "SKY" chutes east of present day Copper Mountain. Avalanche debris covers the narrow gauge railroad tracks. Handwritten on the reverse: "effects of a great snow slide in Ten Mile Canon [sic]."

Four people sit in a rowboat near the edge of Black Lake in the Gore Range mountains with Mount Powell in the background. Handwritten on the reverse "Blake [sic] Lake. Below Dillon showing Mount Powell 500 feet above [illegible] the lake." Photographer's stamp: "O. Westerman, Photographer, Breckenridge, - Colorado."

Photographer's contact sheet with four small, individual prints. From top: Four children sit on a burro, with one young girl holding the reins; a man stands next to a burro carrying a load: burro pack train; burro pack train carrying pipes. Breckenridge photographer Otto Westerman's stamp is on the reverse. Circa 1880s-1900s.

Photographer's contact sheet with two individual prints. The top image shows a group of people with a dog and two burros on the ridge of a mountain. Bottom image shows two men standing near burros carrying lumber. Breckenridge photographer Otto Westerman's stamp is on the reverse. Circa 1880s-1900s.

Snow cleared from the railroad tracks and spur that serviced the Kilton Sampler at the Kilton Gold Reduction Company west of Breckenridge, Colorado, during the winter of the "Big Snow" of 1898-1899. Quoted from print on reverse: "R R yds Breckenridge 1899".

Charles A. Finding (left) and another man stand in the doorway of Finding's redstone-front hardware store. A coal burning or parlor stove is visible through the open door. Etched in the glass window above the doorway is "C.A. Finding"; painted across the window frame are the words "Stoves, Tinware, Steam & Gas Fittings, Rope, Iron, Steel and Nails". The reflection of buildings across the street is visible in the large storefront windows. Adjacent the sidewalk and street is a standing water spigot. Quote from handwritten text on the reverse: "Finding Hardware Store - Mrs. Miner's father".

Interior of the C.A. Finding Hardware Store on Main Street, Breckenridge, Colorado, circa 1894. Charles Finding, in suitcoat and necktie, leans on a desk against the wall. Another well-dressed man stands nearby. Potted plants line the shelf above and in the window. Calendars (dated 1891, 1892, 1893 and 1894) and illustrated posters and prints decorate the wall. A wooden spindle railing separates the office area from public space, with an ornate parlor stove on either side. Another desk, a bookcase and office chairs furnish the room and the corner edge of a glass case is visible in the foreground. Quoted from handwritten text on the reverse: "Probably Mr. Miner's office in his hardware store Breckenridge. Calendar on wall - October 1894".

Along Boreas Pass, east of Breckenridge, Colorado, men look downslope in the direction of a rotary snowplow on the snow covered railroad tracks. Visible are dark plumes rising from the train locomotive chimney/smokestack. Handwritten on the reverse: "Clearing Boreas Pass Big Snow 1899".

Edwin Carter's log cabin residence and museum in Breckenridge, Colorado. Title quoted from handwritten text on the reverse: "The old Carter museum showing Peak 8 Breckenridge". Circa 1900s.

During the "Big Snow" event of 1898-1899, Ezra Stewart, in dark cape overcoat and hat, and his wife, Ada, walk a dog with William Briggle on the snowy road in front of Briggle's snow-loaded house on Harris Street in Breckenridge, Colorado.

Ezra Stewart, wearing a cape overcoat and hat, stands in almost waist deep snow outside Hawkins' cabin on the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Ridge Street, Breckenridge, Colorado. In view (center right) is the Fireman's Hall building, with bell cupola and hose drying tower. Snowy Tenmile Range in the background. During the "Big Snow" of 1898-1899.

Hand-colored photograph shows the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. and Breckenridge Masonic Lodge No. 47 procession walking east on Lincoln Avenue for the laying of the Summit County Courthouse cornerstone. The ceremony was held on July 31, 1909. Handwritten on the reverse: "Masonic Parade." Photographer's stamp: "O. Westerman, Photographer, Breckenridge, - Colorado."

Freemasons lay the cornerstone for the Summit County Courthouse on Lincoln Avenue in Breckenridge, Colorado, in 1909. A large crowd is gathered for the ceremony. Father Dyer Church is in the background. Handwritten on the reverse: "No! Laying the cornerstone of courthouse Breckenridge 1909. Look at Automobile. Father Dyers Church in background."