Aerial oblique photograph taken in 1964 shows the town of Breckenridge, Colorado and the Breckenridge Ski Area on Peak 8. Photographic print mounted on board. Quoted from text handwritten on the back of the board: "For Andy Love - To remember his summer of labor on the mountain - 1964! Sincerely, S[illegible] Catlin, Pres. Breckenridge Lands Inc." Also on the board backing is a round Breckenridge Lands Inc. sticker with the mountain sunburst B logo.
UnidentifiedSheet film negatives circa 1910-1920s showing snow slides blocking the railroad in Ten Mile Canyon. Also, views of mine sites and structures east of Breckenridge and near Montezuma, Colorado.
Sayre, Robert H.Part 3 of an interview with Michael Ratzan in the Monte Cristo Gulch area. This portion of the interview focuses on the Ace in the Hole cabin on Quandary Peak.
Ratzan, MichaelA group of people pose on long wooden skis. They hold long wooden poles for balance. The women wear hats and ankle length ruffled skirts and long wool overcoats. One small child is seated on a sled. The snowy mountain peaks of the Tenmile Range are in the background. Title quoted from printed caption on card mount: "Snow-Shoe party in the Rocky Mountains, Breckenridge, Colo, April 10th, 1884. Snow 4 feet deep."
Churchill, W.D.Houses on the east side Main Street at Adams Avenue in Breckenridge, Colorado, circa 1915. From left to right: Barney L. Ford's original house/cottage (constructed by Ford in 1881, Nels Pehrson owned the property circa 1914s); Pehrson's house (built by Pehrson in 1899, he added Palladian windows and a new front porch in 1909) and the Linquist house (constructed 1891-1892). Nels' son Sam stands on the dirt road directly in front of a stopped horse-drawn carriage piloted by Albert Schatz. There is a utility/telegraph pole near the street. Boreas Pass can be seen in the background.
UnidentifiedHoliday postcard shows a snowy landscape and Helen Rich and Belle Turnbull's log cabin on French Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. In the background is Peak 8 of the Tenmile Range. Printed below the image are the words: "The Season's Greetings".
Westerman, OttoHoliday postcard shows a snowy landscape and Helen Rich and Belle Turnbull's log cabin on French Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. Printed below the image are the words: "The Season's Greetings".
Westerman, OttoLocomotive Number 205 is stopped at Engineer's Curve on Barney Ford Hill overlooking the town of Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1890s. One man stands on the side of the railroad tracks while two men lean on the metal frame pilot attached to the front of the train, also called the "cowcatcher". Tenmile Range in the background.
UnidentifiedLocomotive Number 205 is stopped at Engineer's Curve on Barney Ford Hill overlooking the town of Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1890s. Two men lean on the metal frame pilot attached to the front of the train, also called the "cowcatcher". Tenmile Range in the background.
UnidentifiedRailroad train on the curve leading to Boreas Pass after climbing Barney Ford Hill, east of Breckenridge, Colorado, circa 1898. The snow-capped peaks of the Tenmile Range are in the background.
UnidentifiedPhotograph taken by Otto Westerman for the Wapiti Mining Company circa 1896. Shows the view of the Great Flume on Farncomb Hill above American Gulch, six miles east of Breckenridge, Colorado. The buildings of Dog Town can be seen below. This area was known for its crystallized gold.
Westerman, OttoThe Wapiti Mining Company's automatic dam, circa 1895. The dam controlled the flow of water in the South Swan River, north of Breckenridge, Colorado.
Westerman, OttoThe Wapiti Mining Company's automatic dam is open on the south Swan River, north of Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1896.
UnidentifiedView of the north side of Farncomb Hill and the Wapiti Mining Company mining operations. Photograph was taken from Brewery Hill, with Mount Guyot and Bald Mountain in the background. East of Breckenridge, Colorado. Undated.
Westerman, OttoA man stands near the edge of a pond on a hill, with a view of the Brooks-Snider Mine and Mill in the distance. A buck and rail fence borders the property. On the left is a log cabin. Near Breckenridge, Colorado, circa 1890s-1900s.
Ward, PJTwo men outside a rustic log cabin in Illinois Gulch, east of Breckenridge, Colorado. One man fishes from a log bridge while the other man pans for gold near the cabin entrance. Smoke from the Colorado and Southern (C&S) railroad locomotive is visible on Rocky Point above. Circa early 1900s.
Westerman, OttoBen Stanley Revett and another man in a two-horse drawn carriage coming down a steep dirt road on the French Gulch side of Farncomb Hill, near Breckenridge, Colorado. Mount Guyot in the background. Circa early 1900s.
UnidentifiedSawmill operations at the Extenuate (X10U8) Tunnel of the Wellington Mine in French Gulch east of Breckenridge, Colorado. Piles of logs and finished mine timbers are stacked throughout the property. Circa 1900s.
UnidentifiedMine waste dumps or mine tailings at the Wellington Mine in French Gulch east of Breckenridge, Colorado. In the background is a view of the snow-covered peaks of the Tenmile Range.
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