A man stands near the edge of a pond on a hill, with a view of the Brooks-Snider Mine and Mill in the distance. A buck and rail fence borders the property. On the left is a log cabin. Near Breckenridge, Colorado, circa 1890s-1900s.
Ward, PJThe Brooks-Snider Mill on the north side of Shock Hill west of Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1890s. Henry (Harry) and his wife Nellie Rogers stand near a small pond. Three men sit or stand nearby. One man is smoking a pipe. Huge piles of logs are stacked outside the extensive mill operations, and a small log cabin sits at the base of the hill.
Ward, PJThe boarding house at Brooks-Snider Mine on Shock Hill, west of Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1890s. Constructed of board and batten with side gables, the building has three front entry doors and several windows. A tall smokestack rises from the small wood addition. A woman, Nellie Rogers, stands next to a chair placed outside one of the doorways. Two men stand nearby. Fallen and dead trees cover the steep hillside behind them.
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