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cou-bha BHA.0001-001 · Item · 1899
Part of Agnes Miner Collection

Justen G. "Jess" Oakley and Eli Fletcher carry the mail down snow-covered Main Street, Breckenridge, during the "Big Snow" event of 1898-1899. The men volunteered to ski over Boreas Pass to Como, where the Denver, South Park and Pacific (DSP&P) railway was stopped. Heavy snowstorms prevented trains from delivering mail, fresh food and other supplies. Quoted from handwritten text on the reverse: "US mail via snow shoe winter of the 78 day blockade".

Westerman, Otto
cou-bha BHA.0001-011-009 · Part · 1899
Part of Agnes Miner Collection

Snow almost reaches the second story of houses on the west side of North Main Street in Breckenridge during the "Big Snow" winter of 1898-1899. From left to right: Mr. Christy's house, Oren K. and Augusta Gaymon's house, and Mrs. James Tressler's house.

Unidentified
cou-bha BHA.0001-012 · Item · After 1912
Part of Agnes Miner Collection

People sit or stand on the concrete sidewalk in front of the commercial buildings that line the west side of Main Street, Breckenridge, Colorado, probably sometime after 1912. The snow-covered peaks of the Tenmile mountain range can be seen in the background.

Westerman, Otto
cou-bha BHA.0001-015 · Item · 1890s
Part of Agnes Miner Collection

The Finding residence on North Main Street, Breckenridge. Charles stands beside the open gate and his wife Martha holds the reins of a horse on the front lawn. Their daughters, Charline Antoinette "Tonnie" (in dark dress) and Agnes (wearing a striped dress under a white pinafore) stand on the street side of the fence. Laying on the ground between them are two dogs, probably the family's pets. An unpainted picket fence encloses the tree-covered property and in the front yard is a large water fountain.

Unidentified
cou-bha BHA.0001-019 · Item · 1894
Part of Agnes Miner Collection

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".

Unidentified
cou-bha BHA.0001-028 · Item · 1890s
Part of Agnes Miner Collection

A young girl stands in the doorway of a rough hewn log structure. Handwritten on the reverse: "This may be the telegraph station on Boreas Pass" and photographer's stamp: "O. Westerman, Photographer, Breckenridge, - Colorado." Circa 1890s.

Westerman, Otto
cou-bha BHA.0001-030 · Item · 1909
Part of Agnes Miner Collection

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."

Unidentified
cou-bha BHA.0001-034 · Item · Undated
Part of Agnes Miner Collection

View of a mountain range and a river in the valley below. In the foreground are trees and one utility pole. Stamped on the reverse is "O. Westerman, Photographer, Breckenridge, - Colorado."

Westerman, Otto
cou-bha BHA.0001-035 · Item · Undated
Part of Agnes Miner Collection

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."

Westerman, Otto
cou-bha BHA.0001-040 · Item · pre-1888
Part of Agnes Miner Collection

Group portrait of the Breckenridge volunteer fire department. The men wear shorts over longjohns, some with a sash tied around the waist. Some men wear a neckscarf and/or a hat. On the reverse is handwritten: "probably volunteer fire dept Breckenridge" and photographer's stamp: "W.D. Churchill, Breckenridge, Colo."

Churchill, W.D.
cou-bha BHA.0001-052 · Item · 1880s-1900s
Part of Agnes Miner Collection

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.

Westerman, Otto
cou-bha BHA.0001-063 · Item · 1880s
Part of Agnes Miner Collection

Stereoview card showing Denver, South Park and Pacific (DSP&P) narrow gauge railroad tracks with Barney Ford Hill in the background. Title quoted from printed caption: "1739. Railroading, From Como to Breckenridge. D.S.P. RR." Along the short edges of the card: "Published at Georgetown, Colorado" and "Alex Martin, Rocky Mountain Views". On the reverse is handwritten: "East side Boreas Pass between Como & Breckenridge - Dorothy Shaw." Late 1880s.

Unidentified
cou-bha BHA.0001-064 · Item · Undated
Part of Agnes Miner Collection

Stereoview card showing a group of men and women near a canvas tent. Seated at a cloth-covered table are two women and two men having tea. Caption printed under the photograph on the frontside of the card: "2951. Camping Out, Col." Handwritten on the reverse "Hayden Survey?" and stamped "Photographed and Published by Kilburn Brothers, - - Littleton, N.H."

Unidentified
cou-bha BHA.0001-003 · Item · 1899
Part of Agnes Miner Collection

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

Unidentified
cou-bha BHA.0001-008 · Item · 1899
Part of Agnes Miner Collection

Main Street, Breckenridge, buried under snow during the "Big Snow" event of 1898-1899. Snow tunnels were used to access businesses because heavy snowfall had reached the second story of most buildings. The upper half of R.C. McKillif's false-fronted Livery business is in view across the street. Two dogs and people stand outside on the snow-covered boardwalk. Quoted from text handwritten on the reverse: "Main Street February 5th 1899. Breckenridge Miner (Miner)".

Westerman, Otto
cou-bha BHA.0001-009 · Item · 1899
Part of Agnes Miner Collection

Snowy landscape view of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking east toward the railroad tracks on Barney Ford Hill. Plumes of smoke are visible rising from the rotary snowplow railroad engines. Bald Mountain in the background. Handwritten on the reverse: "Last train out of Breckenridge beginning of the 78 day blockade Feb 5 at noon showing rotary 1899". During the "Big Snow" event of 1898-1899.

Westerman, Otto