Main Street, Breckenridge, Colorado on May 10, 1899 with four feet of snow. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "Main St. Breckenridge four ft of Snow, May 10th 1889."
Westerman, OttoRailroad tracks through Platte Canyon, along the Platte River. Cathedral Peaks in the background. Handwritten on the reverse "Cathedral Peaks in Platte Canon [sic] Below Buffalo, Colo" and stamped "O. Westerman, Photographer, Breckenridge, - Colorado."
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, OttoView from Brewery Hill toward Farncomb Hill of mining operations in Georgia and American gulches by the Wapiti Mining Company, northeast of Breckenridge, Colorado, in 1895. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "North slope of Farncom [sic] hill showing the location of the principal Gold mine."
Westerman, OttoHydraulic mining operations in American Gulch below Farncomb Hill near Breckenridge, Colorado, in 1895. Shows the Great Flume, Victoria mill and Wapiti Mining Company's mine buildings. Or, could possibly be the buildings of Dog Town. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "Placer mining by hydrolic [sic] pressure on Farncom [sic] hill."
Westerman, OttoLooking west down Washington Avenue in Breckenridge, Colorado at smoke from a huge fire burning near town, circa 1895. Far right is the 1882-built wooden schoolhouse. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "View showing first fire on the Mountains".
Westerman, OttoJusten G. "Jess" Oakley and Eli Fletcher carry the mail down snow-covered Main Street, Breckenridge, during the "Big Snow" event of 1898-1899. The men volunteered to ski over Boreas Pass to Como, where the Denver, South Park and Pacific (DSP&P) railway was stopped. Heavy snowstorms prevented trains from delivering mail, fresh food and other supplies. Quoted from handwritten text on the reverse: "US mail via snow shoe winter of the 78 day blockade".
Westerman, OttoA young girl stands in the doorway of a rough hewn log structure. Handwritten on the reverse: "This may be the telegraph station on Boreas Pass" and photographer's stamp: "O. Westerman, Photographer, Breckenridge, - Colorado." Circa 1890s.
Westerman, OttoA house in Breckenridge, Colorado, is covered in snow during the "Big Snow" winter of 1898-1899. Captioned on the reverse: "House in Breckenridge 1899".
Westerman, OttoMain 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, OttoSnowy landscape view of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking east toward the railroad tracks on Barney Ford Hill. Plumes of smoke are visible rising from the rotary snowplow railroad engines. Bald Mountain in the background. Handwritten on the reverse: "Last train out of Breckenridge beginning of the 78 day blockade Feb 5 at noon showing rotary 1899". During the "Big Snow" event of 1898-1899.
Westerman, OttoA man stands on top of the snow where a tunnel has been dug to access the Boreas post office, on the Boreas Pass route to Breckenridge. A shovel leans against the tunnel entrance, above a sign is stuck in the snow with the words: "Post Office". Printed on the lower right corner of the photograph is: "50 ft. Tunnel to P.O." Handwritten on the reverse: "Top of Boreas Pass" and "Miner[?]". Photographer's stamp: "O. Westerman. Photographer, Breckenridge, - Colorado."
Westerman, OttoView 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."
Westerman, OttoPeople on or above the rotary snow plow stopped in one of the cuts through the deep snow drifts at Boreas Pass, east of Breckenridge, Colorado. Standing on the tracks below, a man holds a shovel high against the exposed side walls to show the snow depth. With him is another man and a boy with two dogs. Circa April 1899.
Westerman, OttoLog cabins and structures are buried under deep snow, somewhere near Breckenridge, Colorado.
Westerman, OttoA 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".
Westerman, OttoSnowy landscape view of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking east toward the railroad tracks on Barney Ford Hill. Plumes of smoke are visible rising from the rotary snowplow railroad engines. Bald Mountain in the background. During the "Big Snow" event of 1898-1899.
Westerman, OttoA young girl looks through a snow tunnel on Main Street, Breckenridge, during the winter of the "Big Snow" of 1898-1899. In the background two women stand in front of the Livery building. Quoted from handwritten text on the reverse: "Big snow 1899".
Westerman, OttoTrain depot and railroad tracks on Boreas Pass, east of Breckenridge. A man leans against a wood utility pole flanked by two walls of snow that reach the gable of the depot building behind him. In the background are snow-covered mountains. Handwritten on the reverse: "Top of Boreas Pass, Depot, remains of snow tunnel" and stamped "O. Westerman, Photographer, Breckenridge, Colorado". Circa 1899.
Westerman, OttoLog cabins and structures are buried under deep snow, somewhere near Breckenridge, Colorado. Title quoted from handwritten text on the reverse: "Telegraph station at Boreas Pass" and "No. - Never this many cabins at Boreas." Stamped twice: "O. Westerman, Photographer, Breckenridge, - Colorado."
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