Main Street, Breckenridge, buried under snow during the "Big Snow" event of 1898-1899. Snow tunnels were used to access businesses because heavy snowfall had reached the second story of most buildings. The upper half of R.C. McKillif's false-fronted Livery business is in view across the street. Two dogs and people stand outside on the snow-covered boardwalk. Quoted from text handwritten on the reverse: "Main Street February 5th 1899. Breckenridge Miner (Miner)".
Westerman, OttoA view of the ski runs on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.A view of the Peak 8 ski runs at Breckenridge ski area in Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Automobile tracks in the deep snow on Boreas Pass Road, with a view of Peak 8 in the background. The road follows the old narrow gauge railroad bed from Como in Park County to Breckenridge.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Title quoted from handwritten text on the item: "Spring scene of Ten Mile Range from Mount Baldy Road". East of Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1966.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Photomechanical print of a photograph by John Topolnicki of a sunset over snow-capped mountains and a ski area in Colorado. Stamped: "Colorado Photography Topolnicki".
Topolnicki Sr., John A.A section of the Swan River, northeast of Breckenridge, Colorado, with a view of the Tenmile Range.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.A section of the Swan River, northeast of Breckenridge, Colorado, with a view of the Tenmile Range.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Title quoted from handwritten text on the item: "Ten Mile Range From Loveland Pass".
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Postcard, "Colorado Photography" by John Topolnicki. Caption on the reverse: "Tiger-On-The-Swan; 8 Miles North of Breckenridge" and "High Country - Summit County - Colorado; Virtually a ghost town, and a fine example of how old mining towns of the area looked. Tiger was a later arrival, its curious name stemming from the fact it was built to house employees of the Royal Tiger Mine and Mill. Buildings erected in the 1920's and 1930's."
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Denver South Park and Pacific Railway (DSP&P) narrow gauge railroad tracks along the Boreas High Line route entering Breckenridge, Colorado with a view of the Tenmile Range in the background. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "The Mountains as they appear from railway grate, just before entering Breckenridge."
Westerman, OttoSnow fences next to railroad tracks, west of Boreas Pass, near Breckenridge, Colorado with a view of the Tenmile Range in the distance. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "The Mountains as they look coming from Boreas pass, toward Breckenridge."
Westerman, OttoLooking west down Lincoln Avenue in Breckenridge, Colorado, with the Tenmile Range in the background. The 1882-built frame schoolhouse stands prominently on the south side of the dirt street. Some houses have fences bordering their property. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "The snowy range of Mountains from Lincoln Ave."
Westerman, OttoView of the north side of Farncomb Hill and the Wapiti Mining Company mining operations. Photograph was taken from Brewery Hill, with Mount Guyot and Bald Mountain in the background. East of Breckenridge, Colorado. Undated.
Westerman, OttoTwo skiers stop at the top of a ski run on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado. The woman wears a patterned ski jacket over maroon wool ski pants, and mittens. A bonnet style hat with ties under her chin covers her golden brown hair. The man standing to her right has dark sunglasses and a goatee. His gray ski jacket is unzipped, and he wears light brown (possibly corduroy) knickers over alpine patterned socks. Both skiers wear leather lace up ski boots. The town of Breckenridge is in view in the distance.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.View of Uneva Lake, near Frisco, Colorado. At the base of the tree-covered mountain, near the water's edge, is a wooden structure and a dock. A man sits in a boat with an oar paddle across his lap. In the middle of the lake is a small patch of land with a tree and a bench. On the opposite side of the lake are parked two wooden carriages. Handwritten on the reverse "could be Black Lake or Uneva Lake."
UnidentifiedTitle quoted from handwritten text on the item: "View from Springmeyer, Breckenridge Ski Area". Looking east on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado. The ski run was named after Mr. Alva Springmeyer, a Breckenridge resident circa 1940s-1950s, although it was misspelled as Springmeier.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.View of Breckenridge and the snow-covered peaks of the Tenmile Range looking southwest from Gibson Hill. The location of the Willis family property is indicated by a pink color tint on the building's roof. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "View from the Willis property on Gibson hill, 1000 ft above town, showing Breckenridge in the distance."
Westerman, OttoPostcard, "The Hanging Tree" by John Topolnicki. Scalloped edges. Caption on the reverse: "The Eagles Nest - Gore Range from Colorado Highway 9 - between Dillon Lake and Green Mountain Lake." and "Colorful Colorado".
Topolnicki Sr., John A.View of the train trestle or railway bridge over the Ten Mile Creek in the Ten Mile Canyon, near Frisco, Colorado. Railroad tracks run along the creek and up the canyon. Fallen trees, rocks and other debris in the foreground, probably the aftermath of a snow slide or avalanche. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "View in tenmile Canon [sic], the Land of snow Slides."
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