A man stands near a cabin snowed in at Boreas Pass. Photographer's stamp: "O. Westerman Photographer Breckenridge, Colorado" and handwritten "cabin in mid winter snowed in at Boreas Pass".
Bakers Tank along the narrow gauge railway route on Boreas Pass from Como to Breckenridge, Colorado. Bakers water tank was moved to this location in 1910 from the Alpine Tunnel. Photograph taken circa 1966.
Golden yellow autumn colors of aspen trees on Boreas Pass road with a view of Quandary Peak, Mount Helen and Peak 10 of the Tenmile Range in the background. In the valley below is Goose Pasture Tarn Lake, located south of Breckenridge, Colorado, near the town of Blue River. Photograph was taken probably after Goose Pasture Tarn dam was constructed in 1965.
Golden yellow autumn colors of aspen trees on Boreas Pass road with a view of Quandary Peak, Mount Helen and Peak 10 of the Tenmile Range in the background. In the valley below is Goose Pasture Tarn Lake, located south of Breckenridge, Colorado, near the town of Blue River. Photograph was taken probably after Goose Pasture Tarn dam was constructed in 1965.
Boreas Pass Road with the Tenmile Range in view. The dirt road was built on the Denver, South Park and Pacific narrow gauge rail roadbed. Southeast of the town of Breckenridge, Colorado.
Title quoted from handwritten text on the item: "Breckenridge Slopes from Boreas Road". View of the ski runs on Peak 8 at the Breckenridge ski area. East of Breckenridge, Colorado.
Along Boreas Pass, east of Breckenridge, Colorado, men look downslope in the direction of a rotary snowplow on the snow covered railroad tracks. Visible are dark plumes rising from the train locomotive chimney/smokestack. Handwritten on the reverse: "Clearing Boreas Pass Big Snow 1899".
Postcard, "Colorado Photography" by John Topolnicki. Caption on the reverse includes the four (4) b's Breckenridge logo: "Dogsled Racing; I-70/US 6 and Colorado 9; Ski Country; Colorado" and "Dog sledding on Boreas Pass with Peak 8 of the Breckenridge Ski Area in the background." One of six detachable postcards folded into a packet.
Postcard, "The Hanging Tree" by John Topolnicki. Scalloped edges. Caption on the reverse includes the four (4) b's Breckenridge logo: "Breckenridge; Colorful Colorado" and "Dogsled racing, a favorite high country sport, as seen in the valleys below Breckenridge mountain ski area."
A stand of golden yellow aspen trees along Boreas Pass road with a view of Quandary Peak, Mount Helen and Peak 10 of the Tenmile Range. Boreas Pass road follows the old narrow gauge railroad bed from Como, in Park County, to Breckenridge, Colorado. Photograph was taken before Goose Pasture Tarn dam was constructed in 1965.
A "Colorado Windows" plaque designed by Colorado Photography Topolnicki. Photomechanical print of a photograph by John Topolnicki of aspen trees in autumn along Boreas Pass Road, near Breckenridge, Colorado. Used for decoration in the home, office, lodge or other similar spaces. Particleboard (chipboard) backing.
A "Colorado Windows" plaque designed by "Colorado Photography Topolnicki". Features the narrow gauge railway section house on Boreas Pass east of Breckenridge, Colorado. Used for decoration in the home, office, lodge or other similar spaces. Solid wood backing with natural edge.
Two men remove snow from the front gable of the Boreas post office and telegraph station, on top of Boreas Pass on the route to Breckenridge, Colorado. Handwritten on the reverse: "scene of the snow blockade showing the Boreas Pass Post Office and telegraph station 11500 feet above sea level 1899" and in the lower corner: "G.W".
Quoted from handwritten text on the item: "Boreas". Shows the remains of the section house at the summit of Boreas Pass, east of Breckenridge, Colorado, circa 1966. In the 1880s and early 1900s the section house served as the main building for the Denver, South Park and Pacific (DSP&P) railroad narrow gauge route over the pass.
View looking through the wood-framed railroad snowshed on Boreas Pass, along the Boreas Pass route from Como to Breckenridge, Colorado. Handwritten on the reverse: "Snowshed - Boreas Pass" and stamped "O. Westerman, Photographer, Breckenridge, - Colorado."
Railroad tracks from Breckenridge, Colorado leading to Boreas Pass, near Rocky Point. Handwritten on the reverse "Rocky Point - West side Boreas Pass." View of Tenmile Range in the background. Circa 1880-1900.
View looking northwest down the railroad tracks leading from Boreas Pass to Breckenridge, with the Tenmile mountain range in the background. Handwritten on the reverse "on Boreas Pass - Ten Mile Range background." Stamped "O. Westerman, Photographer, Breckenridge, - Colorado."
At Rocky Point east of Breckenridge, Colorado four well-dressed men sit or stand on a railroad trailer. Also called a motorcar, speeder, popcar, or putt-putt, these self-powered trailers were used by maintenance crews to check for problems along the tracks. Replacement ties are stacked in the background. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "Rocky Point near Breckenridge."
Denver, South Park and Pacific (DSP&P) railway at Rocky Point above Breckenridge, Colorado. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "Rocky Point near Breckenridge."
A convoy of train engines on snowy Boreas Pass head for Breckenridge, Colorado. Handwritten on the reverse: "Probably the relief train comi[ng] on top Boreas Pass heading for Breckenridge 1899".