Double exposure shows two skiers and a view of Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Title quoted from handwritten text on the item: "Dredge in South Park, Gold Dredge Used in Creating Breckenridge Tailings". In Park County, Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Dredge tailings and autumn colors of aspen trees in French Gulch, southeast of Breckenridge, with a view of the Breckenridge ski area on Peak 8 of the Tenmile Range.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.View of the ski runs on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado. In the foreground are piles of rock tailings left behind by gold dredging operations.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Early morning view during the winter of the town of Breckenridge and the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado. Few automobiles are parked along the snowy roads in town, and a delivery truck is stopped in front of the former Kaiser Market (a grocery store) on Lincoln Avenue. East of the market is the Briar Rose Restaurant, then the Breckenridge Barber Shop (A-frame construction). Fronting Main Street on the corner is the Summit County Development Corporation (SCDC) building. Buildings on the west side of Main Street, from left to right: Breckenridge Fire Station and Town Hall (with garage doors and bell tower), unidentified (probably a gas station), Breckenridge Pharmacy, Hoosier Pass Café and Bar, Edwin Booth Opera House (low building with yellow trim), The Liar's Den (a fishing shop), Gasthaus (Hungarian food restaurant and bar) and Barney's Hotelery (a hotel and bar). Across Lincoln Avenue is the Gold Pan Bar and Restaurant.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Early morning view of a snow-covered landscape with pine and spruce trees, with the snow capped mountains of the Tenmile Range in the background.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Ego Lane ski run on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado. Rated as an easy run for beginner skiers, Ego Lane was the continuation of Spruce Run, an expert level ski trail.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Postcard, "Colorado Photography" by John Topolnicki. Scalloped edges. Caption on the reverse includes the four (4) b's Breckenridge logo: "The Elk of the Deer Family" and "There are nearly one hundred known varieties of Deer, ranging in size from the Elk, which weighs about 1,400 pounds, to the Pudu, which weighs only about 20 pounds. They eat grass and leaves. Like cows, they are cud-chewers. Red Deer are the best known of the species."
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Abandoned buildings at the Extenuate Mine (also known as X10U8) and mine dump. The Extenuate was part of the extensive Wellington Mine and Mill properties in French Gulch east of Breckenridge, Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Mountain valley below Hoosier Pass, south of Breckenridge in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado. In the foreground is a pile of weather beaten logs, probably the remains of an abandoned cabin. In the distance, sheep graze on the grassy mountain slope.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Spectators watch as costumed dancers perform a folk dance for a celebration or festival in Breckenridge, Colorado, on the tennis courts outside the Breckenridge Inn. Hanging on the south gable of the Inn is a round sign painted with the Breckenridge mountain sunburst logo.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Red brick American Foursquare style house constructed in 1909 for Robert W. and Margaret C. Foote. Located on South Main Street, Breckenridge. Behind the house are huge piles of rock tailings left behind by gold dredging operations.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Frost-covered trees and tall grasses, somewhere in a mountain valley, probably near Breckenridge, Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Postcard, "Colorado Photography" by John Topolnicki. Caption on the reverse includes the four (4) b's Breckenridge logo: "Breckenridge At Dawn; I-70/US 6 and Colorado 9; Ski Country; Colorado" and "Breckenridge Ski Area Peaks 8 and 9 in background with a full moon over their summits. Touched by the light of the rising sun. The old mining town turned resort." One of six detachable postcards folded into a packet.
Photomechanical print of a photograph by John Topolnicki shows a full moon in view at dawn over the town of Breckenridge and the Tenmile Range. Stamped on the reverse: "Colorado Photography - Topolnicki".
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Postcard, a "Colorado SPECTA-VUE" by John Topolnicki. Caption on the reverse: "Breckenridge Ski Area Off U. S. Highway 6 - On Colorado 9 Colorado - Ski Country U. S. A." and "A contestant engaged in the Giant Slalom on Spruce Run. The 'Kingdom of Breckenridge' and the Front Range in the distance."
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Postcard, "Colorado Photography" by John Topolnicki. Scalloped edges. Caption on the reverse includes the four (4) b's Breckenridge logo: "Gold Dredge and Tailings; South of Breckenridge - On Colorado Hwy. 9; Fairplay, Colorful Colorado" and "Built in 1936-1937 at a cost of $750,000. Operated from 1936-1942, shut down 1942-1945. Last operated in the area December 31, 1950. Capable of digging and washing 100,000 yards of gravel in 24 hours."
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Gold dredge tailings along the Blue River, north of Breckenridge, Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Title quoted from handwritten text on the item: "Gold Dredge Tailings of Breckenridge". Near Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1966.
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