An L-shaped cross gable house on the west side of South French Street in Breckenridge, Colorado in the early 1900s. A two-horse drawn carriage or wagon is stopped on the dirt street. The house was built between 1896 and 1902 for John H. Ziegler. In the 1980s it became known as the Markey House.
UnidentifiedJune Kaiser, the daughter of Carl and Esther Kaiser, sits on the grassy front lawn of her family's home on Ridge Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. June was two and a half years old when this photograph was taken in 1931. Handwritten caption on the reverse: "June Kaiser 2 1/2 yrs. (1931)".
UnidentifiedEva Anderson sits on top of abandoned mining equipment, probably a steam-powered boiler, at the Silverthorn Mine site. Circa 1927. Near Breckenridge, Colorado.
UnidentifiedYoung Ella (Foote) Theobald rides a burro east of the town of Breckenridge, Colorado. She wears a wide brimmed hat and a striped dress under a ruffled pinafore. Behind her is a wood plank corral fence. In the background are frame houses and a view of the Tenmile Range. Circa 1898.
UnidentifiedTitle quoted from handwritten text on the item: "X10U8 [Extenuate] Buildings On Mine Dump, Remains of Wellington-Oro Mine". Mine site near Breckenridge, Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Handwritten on reverse: "B & S [Bartlett and Shock], Lot 40". Wooden structure or building with a false front, fronting Lincoln Avenue, near the southwest corner of Lincoln Avenue and Ridge Street, Breckenridge.
UnidentifiedHydraulic mining operations at the Kingsbury Placer (later called Banner Placer) in Iowa Gulch near Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1909. A man, probably the manager or a member of the pit crew, looks at the wooden sluices carrying water through the gravel banks below while a horse and buggy wait on the high bank above.
UnidentifiedThree women sit in the parlor or drawing room of a house, probably in Breckenridge, Colorado. On the left, a woman sits in a rocking chair. She is finely dressed in a loose bodice with very large puffy sleeves at the shoulders that narrow down the elbow (called leg-o-mutton sleeves) and a matching full, flared skirt trimmed with ruffles, indicating a high fashion style of the 1890s. On the right, two similarly dressed women share one chair, with one of them sitting on the armrest. They wear white blousy shirtwaists, with full sleeves extending down the shoulder and gathered at the wrist (called bishop sleeves), tucked into dark high-waisted skirts. Behind them is a secretary dresser with bookcase and mirror, decorated with portrait photographs. Circa 1890s.
UnidentifiedThree women look through a snow tunnel across Main Street in Breckenridge during the winter of the "Big Snow" of 1898-1899. The women wear feathered hats and are dressed in puff-shouldered short-waisted jacket bodices over long box-pleat skirts. To keep warm, they hold their hands inside fur muffs. Behind them is the Livery building on the east side of the street.
UnidentifiedWomen dressed in 18th century period costume dance in pairs on a small wooden stage with makeshift curtain backdrop. Star-patterned bunting hangs on the wall. They wear their hair pulled up, pinned in a bun and powdered. Possibly a performance celebrating the U.S. Centennial (1776-1876). Location undetermined, probably in Breckenridge.
UnidentifiedA man and several women stand on the full length balcony that tops the portico of a two story, side gable building in Montezuma, Colorado. Above them a sign has the words: "Bullion King of Montezuma". On the covered wooden boardwalk fronting the building two men lean against the column posts. Flanking both sides are a rough hewn log cabin (left) and a one story, front gable wooden building or house (right). Mountains in the background.
Westerman, OttoLeft side of photograph print shows two women on long wooden skis, each holding a pole for balance and braking. The women are wearing hats, ankle length dresses with ruffled edges, and overcoats buttoned up to the collar. In the distance is a railroad locomotive and railroad cars. On the right side of the print is a duplicate image, cropped. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "Winter sport on Snow Shoes."
Westerman, OttoPortrait 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."
UnidentifiedWilliam W. Boyd and his apprentice, Arlington Fincher, stand in front of Boyd's blacksmith shop located at the northeast corner of Main Street and Carter Avenue (now named Wellington Road) in Breckenridge, Colorado. Boyd owned the shop from 1886 through March 5, 1904, when he sold his shop to Fincher. Boyd, dressed in a suit and hat, stands outside the front-gabled building with horizontal wood clapboard. Fincher, wearing a blacksmith apron, stands opposite, with his hand on his hip. In view through the open doorway is a grinding wheel, probably foot-powered.
Stanton & Warren, PhotographersLooking north at the buildings lining the west side of Main Street, Breckenridge, during the 1898-1899 winter of the "Big Snow". On the reverse is handwritten: "Breckenridge Colo winter 1899".
UnidentifiedPeople 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, OttoHandwritten on reverse: "Y & M [Yingling and Mickles], Block 6, Lot 16B, Building 225, West face".
Radosevich, JanHandwritten on reverse: "Y & M [Yingling and Mickles], Block 6, Lot 16B, Building 225, West face".
Radosevich, JanHandwritten on reverse: "Abbett's, Block 8, Lots 30-31, Building 133, West face".
Radosevich, JanHandwritten on reverse: "Abbett's, Block 8, Lots 30-31, Building 133, West face".
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