Kaiser's residence on Ridge Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. Constructed in 1885 as the home of Mr. Ira A. Cammett, the property was acquired in 1891 by Johann Christian ("Chris") Kaiser. Chris and his wife, Ida, were long-time proprietors of Kaiser's Market on Lincoln Avenue. They raised three sons in this house, Edwin, Harold, and Carl. The home featured a west facing square bay window and a second floor dormer window on the south side. Within the fenced yard are stairs leading up to the front porch and entrance. St. Mary's Church and its bell and belfry (added in 1899) is in the background.
Sem títuloA man and woman, probably Carl and Esther Kaiser, stand in front of a gold dredge. Signs and notices on the dredge warn "No Admittance" and "Danger No Trespassing". Handwritten caption on the front: "Gold dredge managed by Carl Kaiser 1933-1938". The Yuba dredge (renamed Continental dredge) operated on the Blue River from 1917 to 1938, when it was dismantled and moved to Fairplay, Colorado. It was the last of the nine dredges operating around Breckenridge.
Sem títuloThe Wellington Mine and Mill in French Gulch, east of Breckenridge, Colorado. Handwritten caption on the front: "Wellington Mine & Mill".
Sem títuloPortrait 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."
Sem títuloStudio portrait photograph of Breckenridge resident and business owner Charles Augustus Finding. Mounted on cream card embossed with "D.B. Chase" and "Denver, Colo."
Sem títuloGroup portrait of the Breckenridge High School (BHS) basketball team for the school year 1946-1947. Standing from left to right: Coach Neilson, Wesley Ludwig, Junior Fletcher (Ted), Bill Hedin, Alfred Sisk, Albert Miller, Wayne Steward. Kneeling: Elmer Lane, Wayne Allen. On Harris Street in Breckenridge, Colorado.
Sem títuloEdwin 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.
Sem títuloEdwin Carter's taxidermy on display in his log cabin and museum on Ridge Street in Breckenridge. Specimens on the shelves include, from top to bottom, bighorn sheep, bald eagle, a variety of birds perched on tree branches, and numerous bird eggs in cartons. In the foreground is a pheasant taxidermy posed standing on a branch mount.
Sem títuloEdwin Carter's taxidermy inside his log cabin and museum on Ridge Street in Breckenridge. Specimens include bison, bobcats, wolf, and bighorn sheep full body mounts, and deer and elk shoulder mounts. A black bear taxidermy mount is posed standing with a wine bottle.
Sem títuloEdwin 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.
Sem títuloChildren in costumes pose for a group picture in the open doorway of the 1882-built Breckenridge schoolhouse. A boy in a tuxedo and white bow tie holds a cane and top hat in the front row. Girls in white gowns and bonnets stand beside and behind him, each holding a toy doll.
Sem títuloTwo well-dressed men and a burro stand outside a rough hewn log cabin by the Blue River, west of Main Street, Breckenridge, Colorado. Wagons are parked nearby. Looking southwest with Colorado and Southern (C&S) railway boxcars and mill and/or smelter buildings in the background. Circa early 1900s.
Sem títuloBarney L. and Julia A. Ford's former residence on High Street in the Capital Hill neighborhood, Denver, Colorado.
Sem títuloBreckenridge High School 1946 Freshman Class initiation. The children appear to be wearing silly costumes and one student holds a sign that reads: "Glamour Girl of SCHS". On Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado.
Sem títuloA man and several women stand on the full length balcony that tops the portico of a two story, side gable building in Montezuma, Colorado. Above them a sign has the words: "Bullion King of Montezuma". On the covered wooden boardwalk fronting the building two men lean against the column posts. Flanking both sides are a rough hewn log cabin (left) and a one story, front gable wooden building or house (right). Mountains in the background.
Sem títuloMain Street, Breckenridge, Colorado looking north. Hotels and businesses line both sides of the dirt road. In the left foreground is the Arlington Hotel, recognizable by its curvilinear false-front and wide open porch with balcony. A few doors down is the Denver Hotel with a sign for Evans Pharmacy. Across the street is the 1892-built front-gable Arcade Hotel. Barely visible in the background is the hose drying tower on Fireman's Hall. Along the wooden sidewalks are utility poles.
Sem títuloJune Kaiser, the daughter of Carl and Esther Kaiser, sits on the grassy front lawn of her family's home on Ridge Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. June was two and a half years old when this photograph was taken in 1931. Handwritten caption on the reverse: "June Kaiser 2 1/2 yrs. (1931)".
Sem títuloAlice Kaiser drives her sisters, Ida and June, and friends in a 1914 Dodge sedan down Ridge Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. Handwritten caption on the reverse: "'Sophisticates and Myrtle Bridge - 1936", "Carl Kaiser house on left - Chris Kaiser house on right" and "Alice Sandefer driving 'her' car". Alice, Ida and June were the daughters of Carl and Esther Kaiser, and granddaughters of Chris and Ida Kaiser. Note: Carl an Esther Kaiser's house is often referred to as the "Ladybug House".
Sem títuloReliance dredge in French Gulch, east of Breckenridge, Colorado. Handwritten caption on the front: "Gold Dredge", and on the reverse: "in French Gulch".
Sem títuloCarl Fulton, holding two rock picks, and Charley Snyder, smoking a pipe, stand in front of a rough hewn log structure on Main Street, Swandyke, Colorado. The two-story log building (left) may be A.W. Coffin's Summit Hotel, later owned and managed by Fulton in 1902.
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