The second page from the photo album with a handwritten and signed inscription. Designates Pauline W. Merritt as the recipient of the album as a gift from her brother, J. Frank Willis, and later as a gift from Pauline to her son. Quoted from handwritten text: "Pauline W. Merritt from her brother J. Frank Willis." and in different script "Given by Pauline W. Merritt to her son Jesse Frank Merritt named for her brother J. Frank Willis. 1937"
Willis, J. FrankMonument made from a pile of rocks on the summit of Bald Mountain, east of Breckenridge, Colorado. Snow-covered peaks of the Ten Mile Range in the background. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "Monument erected by Tourists on the Summit of Bould [sic] Mountain."
Westerman, OttoThe Great Flume going around the hill opposite Mount Guyot (in background), northeast of Breckenridge, Colorado in autumn of 1895. In the snow, a man stands next to the waist-high wooden flume while a dog sits on top. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "View on Farncom [sic] hill."
Westerman, OttoFrank Willis sits in a chair next to a bookcase in the front room of his house in Breckenridge, Colorado. Behind him is a curtained window with a row of plants on the windowsill. The door is open to allow outdoor light to stream in through the screen door.
Westerman, OttoInterview with Greg Abernathy conducted 2018-07-19.
Abernathy, GregInterview with Kevin Ahern conducted 2018-06-06. Ahern moved to Breckenridge with his family in 1963 when he was 7 years old. Highlights of the interview include information on growing up in Breckenridge, including time spent at the Whatley Ranch as a youth.
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."
UnidentifiedEdwin Carter's log cabin and museum on Ridge Street, Breckenridge. The one story front gable log cabin with shed addition was built in 1875. The fenced property also included a secondary structure (log outbuilding) on the south side. Outside the cabin is a pile of antlers. Town buildings and a view of the Tenmile Range in the background. Circa 1899.
UnidentifiedEdwin Carter's collection of ptarmigan taxidermy mounts displayed on wood shelves in his log cabin home and museum on Ridge Street in Breckenridge. Carter sought to collect a specimen for every day of the year to record its seasonal plumage colors, from white in the winter to gray-brown in spring-summer.
UnidentifiedPart one of a two-part interview with Stephen West conducted 2018-09-05. West came to Breckenridge in 1973 to join Bob French's legal practice alongside gentlemen from Leadville and Eagle. West had newly graduated from law school.
West, StephenA two-part interview with Rich Skovlin conducted 2018-09-10.
Skovlin, RichInterview with Chris Willard conducted 2018-09-27.
Willard, ChrisInterview with Michael Cavanaugh conducted 2018-10-11.
Cavanaugh, MichaelInterview with Vickie Dienema conducted 2018-10-30.
Dienema, VickieInterview with Rick "Pup" Ascher conducted 2018-11-06.
Ascher, RickA two-part interview with John Morgan conducted 2018-11-23.
Morgan, JohnInterview with Cheryl and Jim Beck conducted 2018-11-19. Interview highlights include information on the Breckenridge airport, where Jim housed his two planes.
Beck, CherylInterview with Hubert Snyder conducted 2018-12-26. Snyder was born in Leeds, Colorado, during the Dust Bowls. His family moved to Des Moines, Iowa, vacationing often to the mountains of Colorado. They moved to Aspen in 1943 and Snyder's father became superintendent of the school district. After graduating college, Snyder signed a contract to teach at Climax Molybdenum Mine in 1950.
Snyder, HubertInterview with Tim Casey conducted 2019-04-03.
Casey, TimInterview with Tim Casey conducted 2019-04-03. Casey moved to Summit County in fall 1975 with his wife. They originally lived in the Keystone area working for Keystone, Ralston, Purina. Casey soon became the manager of the hotel. He worked closely with Max Dercum on selling ranches after that.
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