Group portrait of men in military uniform holding firearms. On the far-left stand two men with drums. Behind them is a large wood frame building. Location undetermined; could be the G.A.R. building in Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa mid- to late 1800s.
Zonder titelPhotographer's contact sheet with two individual prints. The top image shows a group of people with a dog and two burros on the ridge of a mountain. Bottom image shows two men standing near burros carrying lumber. Breckenridge photographer Otto Westerman's stamp is on the reverse. Circa 1880s-1900s.
Zonder titelLooking south down Ten Mile Canyon, Summit County, Colorado near the "SKY" chutes east of present day Copper Mountain. Avalanche debris covers the narrow gauge railroad tracks. Handwritten on the reverse: "effects of a great snow slide in Ten Mile Canon [sic]."
Zonder titelStereoview card showing Denver, South Park and Pacific (DSP&P) narrow gauge railroad tracks with Barney Ford Hill in the background. Title quoted from printed caption: "1739. Railroading, From Como to Breckenridge. D.S.P. RR." Along the short edges of the card: "Published at Georgetown, Colorado" and "Alex Martin, Rocky Mountain Views". On the reverse is handwritten: "East side Boreas Pass between Como & Breckenridge - Dorothy Shaw." Late 1880s.
Zonder titelTown of Breckenridge, Colorado historical records, including Minute Books, financial statements, invoices, cancelled checks and miscellaneous receipts from the 1890s-1900s, with gaps.
Zonder titelThe 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"
Zonder titelView 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."
Zonder titelMount Silverheels, Park County, Colorado. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "Mount Silverheels, near Breckenridge."
Zonder titelMonument 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."
Zonder titelJessie Mine and Mill in Gold Run, northeast of Breckenridge, Colorado. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "Exterior view of a gold mine."
Zonder titelSnow 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."
Zonder titelBeginning of the railroad grade through snowy Ten Mile Canyon at Frisco, Colorado. To the left (southeast) of the narrow gauge track is a large stack of lumber or railroad ties. Opposite are utility poles. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "Entrance to the ten Mile Canon [sic] at Frisco."
Zonder titelMid-summer view of Breckenridge, Colorado from Lincoln Avenue showing snow on the peaks of the Tenmile Range. The 1882-built wood frame schoolhouse with bell tower stands prominently among the houses and churches. Title taken from handwritten caption on card mount: "Peak eight from hight [sic] of Lincoln Ave. as seen in mid Summer, showing perpetual Snow."
Zonder titelA miner's pack (or jack) train loaded with supplies, including a stove. Two burros stand on a dirt road lined with wooden frame buildings. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "A pack train."
Zonder titelIn Ten Mile Canyon near Frisco, Colorado, a well-dressed man and woman stand on a log bridge over Ten Mile Creek to enjoy the view. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "Scene in ten Mile Canon [sic]."
Zonder titelFrank 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.
Zonder titelStudio portrait photograph of Breckenridge resident and business owner Charles Augustus Finding. Mounted on cream card embossed with "D.B. Chase" and "Denver, Colo."
Zonder titelGroup portrait of women posed outdoors, circa late 1800s. Handwritten on the reverse: "May Phillips, Alice Spencer, Marie Williams, Susie Sadler, Lucy Campbell, Minty Williams, Esther Franklin, Fannie Remine, Lucinda Albee, Jennie Marshall, Olive Fryer, Lottie Porter."
Zonder titelWomen 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.
Zonder titelA photographer's contact sheet. From top, left to right: Alpine Pass near Palisades; view of Tenmile Range from Boreas Pass Route; group of people, unknown; railway snowshed on Boreas Pass; two boys near the D&RG railroad tracks in Frisco, Colorado; mountains, unknown; group of people, unknown; railroad hookeye curve; cabin, unknown; "Tom's Baby"; view of Breckenridge from Barney Ford Hill; mine adit and two men, unknown; cabin and smaller structure, unknown; mountain valley, unknown; view of Breckenridge and Barney Ford Hill, probably from Fredonia Peak (gulch at the base of Red Mountain); mountain valley, unknown; rock cairn; Breckenridge.
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