Breckenridge, Colorado's three fire departments are represented in this group portrait, taken circa 1880s. Volunteer fire fighters from the Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company, the Independent Hose Company, and the Blue River Hose Company are dressed in their uniforms, which include conductor's caps with metal badges, wide belts with edges bound in white leather, and pullover bib shirts with wide lapels. The Blue River Hose Company uniforms also feature buttoned chest protectors with the letter "H" centered on a herald-shaped patch. Far left is Chester Detwiler (next to the burro); to his right is Harry Detwiler. Carl Phillips stands in the back row, center. The other men are not identified. A plank roofed log cabin and evergreens are in the background.
Group portrait of six Breckenridge, Colorado firemen dressed in parade uniform and insignia cap, sometime between 1882-1900s. From left to right, front row: Horace Morrison, Earl Phillips, Detler Roby. Back row: Jim Hunter, Fred Simpson, Marion Fletcher. Phillips and Fletcher wear the Blue River Hose Company uniform of a pullover shirt, quilted collar and buttoned chest protector; sewn on the front is a shield-shaped patch with the letter "H". Roby and Hunter wear the uniform of the Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company (sometimes called the "Hooks"). Their collared dark coats have quilted lapels and buttoned fronts; "Pioneer" is prominent on the cap's insignia. Morrison and Simpson are from the Independent Hose Company. They sport a white collared shirt and necktie under a wide collared pullover shirt.
Portrait photograph on card mount of Kathleen Trotter Briggle. Kathleen married William Harrison Briggle in January 1896. The couple lived on Harris Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. Printed text on the card mount: "The Mantello."
Members of Improved Order of Red Men, Kiowa Tribe No. 6 pose for a group portrait. The men are dressed in suits and neckties with a ribbon pinned to their lapel. Circa 1930s. Eli Fletcher is holding a large, inscribed container/urn. Front row: George Bradley; [?] Hemmingway; Ed Carter; Frank "Bumpy" Richards. Middle row: Sid Simpson; Claire Detwiler; Eli Fletcher; [?] McClelland; Earl McClelland. Back row: Paul Burdett; Detler Roby; Tony McDougall; Marion Fletcher; John Hyland; Fred Simpson; Charley Waller; Theodore Knorr.
Members of Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Blue River Lodge No. 49 pose for a group portrait dressed in sack suits and the ceremonial I.O.O.F. sash. Most are wearing white gloves. The men stand side by side or sit in chairs placed in rows along the wooden boardwalk and on the dirt packed street. The photograph was taken in front of a wooden building with large four-pane casement windows, probably in Dillon, Colorado.
Studio portrait photograph of Breckenridge resident and business owner Charles Augustus Finding. Mounted on cream card embossed with "D.B. Chase" and "Denver, Colo."
Studio portrait of Agnes (Finding) Miner of Breckenridge, Colorado, and daughter of Charles and Martha (Silverthorn) Finding. The print is mounted in a tri-fold grey-green paper enclosure with "Cooley Denver" embossed on one front panel.
Studio portrait photograph of Agnes Eleanor Finding, daughter of Charles and Martha (Silverthorn) Finding. She wears a bow high in her hair. Handwritten on the reverse is "Mrs. Agnes Miner (?) Breckenridge". Circa 1880s-1890s.
Portrait photograph of William Harrison Briggle. William married Kathleen Trotter in January 1896. The couple lived on Harris Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. Printed text on the card mount: "The Mantello."
