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cou-bha JTS.001-001-001 · Subseries · 1962-1972
Part of John A. Topolnicki Sr. Photographic Collection

Areas in and around Breckenridge, Colorado. Includes Sallie Barber Mine, Wellington Mine Ore Bin, Jessie Mine, and other abandoned mining structures and log cabins. Also, views from Boreas Pass of the Breckenridge ski area and Tenmile Range, Main Street buildings, and a few images of Ullr Dag winter festival events. Most feature the base area of Peak 8 and skiers on ski runs. Others are of mountain landscapes and Lake Dillon (Dillon Reservoir).

Topolnicki Sr., John A.
cou-bha JTS.001-003-001 · Item · 1962-1972
Part of John A. Topolnicki Sr. Photographic Collection

Postcard, a "Colorado SPECTA-VUE" by John Topolnicki. Caption on the reverse: "In the Cool of the Rockies" and "from glaciers, from springs, from rivulets, these playful, crystal clear cascades, born from the heart of mountain peaks, are in reality a sylvan setting, reflecting the myriad visions of serenity in our Colorado Rockies".

Topolnicki Sr., John A.
cou-bha JTS.001-003-069-001 · Part · 1970-1972
Part of John A. Topolnicki Sr. Photographic Collection

Postcard, "Colorado Photography" by John Topolnicki. Caption on the reverse includes the four (4) b's Breckenridge logo: "Breckenridge At Dawn; I-70/US 6 and Colorado 9; Ski Country; Colorado" and "Breckenridge Ski Area Peaks 8 and 9 in background with a full moon over their summits. Touched by the light of the rising sun. The old mining town turned resort." One of six detachable postcards folded into a packet.

Sheet film transparencies
cou-bha JTS.001-001 · Series · 1962-1972
Part of John A. Topolnicki Sr. Photographic Collection

Color transparencies of Breckenridge and Summit County, Colorado. Other areas include: Boulder County, Chaffee, Clear Creek, Eagle, El Paso, Fremont, Garfield, Grand, Gunnison, Lake, Larimer, Mesa, Mineral, Ouray, Park, Pitkin, Routt, San Juan, San Miguel, and Weld Counties. Topolnicki also photographed landscape views in National Parks: Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado National Monument National Park, Four Corners, Garden of the Gods, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Mesa Verde National Park, Pike's Peak and Rocky Mountain National Park.

cou-bha JTS.001-004-001 · Item · 1963-1967
Part of John A. Topolnicki Sr. Photographic Collection

Jon and Betty Jo Ballard pose with Larry Raff (dressed in sheepskin and a Viking-style helmet with horns) to be photographed by John A. Topolnicki Sr. in celebration of Breckenridge's Ullr Dag Festival. A dog moved to sit up just as the photograph was taken. Behind them is the Bergenhof Bar and Restaurant at the base of Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado.

Topolnicki Sr., John A.
cou-bha JTS.001-001-001-001 · Item · 1962-1972
Part of John A. Topolnicki Sr. Photographic Collection

Portrait of John Albert Topolnicki Sr. wearing skis on a snowy slope, probably at Breckenridge ski area in Breckenridge, Colorado. Topolnicki was an avid outdoor photographer and Breckenridge resident from 1962-1972. His photographs are considered the best historical record of Breckenridge and Summit County ski areas in the early 1960s.

Topolnicki Sr., John A.
Slide transparencies
cou-bha JTS.001-002 · Series · 1959-1972
Part of John A. Topolnicki Sr. Photographic Collection

Kodachrome color slide transparencies feature views in and around Breckenridge, including mountain landscapes, abandoned mine sites and wildflowers. Some are views of skiers gathering outside Bergenhof Bar and Restaurant, riding Chairlift 1, and skiing the snowy trails at Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area.

Topolnicki Sr., John A.
cou-bha JTS.001-003-069-002 · Part · 1970-1972
Part of John A. Topolnicki Sr. Photographic Collection

Postcard, "Colorado Photography" by John Topolnicki. Caption on the reverse includes the four (4) b's Breckenridge logo: "Breckenridge Ski Area; I-70/US 6 and Colorado 9; Ski Country; Colorado" and "Mach I moguls on Peak 8. Degree of Difficulty - Advanced." One of six detachable postcards folded into a packet.

Topolnicki Sr., John A.
cou-bha JTS.001-003-002 · Item · 1962-1972
Part of John A. Topolnicki Sr. Photographic Collection

Postcard, a "Colorado SPECTA-VUE" by John Topolnicki. Caption on the reverse: "Arapahoe Basin Ski Area; U S 6 - Western Slope of Loveland Pass Colorado - Ski Country U. S. A." and "Alpine skiing on (12,500') Mt. Norway from November to June. Serviced by (3) double chair lifts and (5) Poma lifts."

Topolnicki Sr., John A.
cou-bha JTS.001-004-002 · Item · 1962-1972
Part of John A. Topolnicki Sr. Photographic Collection

View of a snowy landscape from Boreas Pass road on with the Tenmile Range in the background. East of Breckenridge, Colorado. Printed caption across the bottom of the image: "Breckenridge -- Ski Country, U.S.A." On the reverse: "A 'Colorado Specta-Vue' by John Topolnicki".

Topolnicki Sr., John A.
cou-bha JTS.001-001-001-002 · Item · 1962-1972
Part of John A. Topolnicki Sr. Photographic Collection

"Ski Photography Shoppe" on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. Owner John A. Topolnicki, Sr. photographed Colorado backcountry scenes, abandoned mine sites and views of early Breckenridge, Arapahoe Basin, Keystone and Steamboat Springs ski resorts. He turned his photographs into postcards and posters for sale to tourists.

Topolnicki Sr., John A.
cou-bha JTS.001-001-002 · Subseries · 1962-1972
Part of John A. Topolnicki Sr. Photographic Collection

Counties outside of Summit include: Boulder County, Chaffee, Clear Creek, Eagle, El Paso, Fremont, Garfield, Grand, Gunnison, Lake, Larimer, Mesa, Mineral, Ouray, Park, Pitkin, Routt, San Juan, San Miguel, and Weld.
Other areas Topolnicki photographed: Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado National Monument National Park, Four Corners, Garden of the Gods, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Mesa Verde National Park, Pike's Peak and Rocky Mountain National Park.

Topolnicki Sr., John A.
cou-bha JTS.001-001-001-003 · Item · 1963-1967
Part of John A. Topolnicki Sr. Photographic Collection

Ullr Dag Festival parade on Main Street, Breckenridge, circa mid-1960s. Larry Raff, Festival King, and Dawn Denzer, Festival Queen, sit up on the backseat of a convertible and wave at spectators crowding the sidewalks. Businesses on the west side of Main Street include a Standard gas station, the Edwin Booth opera house (pink and yellow building), Liar's Den (a fishing shop), the Gasthaus (Hungarian food restaurant and bar), and Barney's Hotelery.

Topolnicki Sr., John A.
Postcards
cou-bha JTS.001-003 · Series · 1962-1972
Part of John A. Topolnicki Sr. Photographic Collection

Postcards published and printed by John A. Topolnicki. Publishing companies include: Colorado Specta-Vues, Colorado Photography, Colorado Windows, and The Hanging Tree. Postcards feature ski runs, chairlifts, base facilities and skiers on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge Ski Resort. Some postcards are of Keystone Ski Resort and Arapahoe Basin Ski Area. Other postcards show abandoned mining structures, waterfalls, mountain valleys and views from Boreas Pass or Lake Dillon looking west to the Tenmile Range.

Topolnicki Sr., John A.
cou-bha JTS.001-003-069-003 · Part · 1970-1972
Part of John A. Topolnicki Sr. Photographic Collection

Postcard, "Colorado Photography" by John Topolnicki. Caption on the reverse includes the four (4) b's Breckenridge logo: "Breckenridge Ski Area; I-70/US 6 and Colorado 9; Ski Country; Colorado" and "Base Area facilities with Bergenhof at right and Peak 8 slopes in background. Degree of difficulty - Beginner - Intermediate and Advanced." One of six detachable postcards folded into a packet.

cou-bha JTS.001-003-003 · Item · 1962-1972
Part of John A. Topolnicki Sr. Photographic Collection

Postcard, a "Colorado SPECTA-VUE" by John Topolnicki. Caption on the reverse: "Breckenridge Ski Area Off U. S. Highway 6 - On Colorado 9 Colorado - Ski Country U. S. A." and "A contestant engaged in the Giant Slalom on Spruce Run. The 'Kingdom of Breckenridge' and the Front Range in the distance."

Topolnicki Sr., John A.