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cou-bha JTS.001 · Collection · 1959-1972

Postcards and photographic material created by photographer John Albert Topolnicki Sr. featuring the Colorado natural landscape, mountains, abandoned mine sites, ski areas and similar subjects. His photographs are considered the best historical record of Breckenridge Ski Resort and Summit County, Colorado landscapes in the early 1960s-1970s.

Topolnicki Sr., John A.
cou-bha JTS.001-002-081 · Item · circa 1960s
Part of John A. Topolnicki Sr. Photographic Collection

An instructor demonstrates to ski school students how to walk uphill in skis at the base of an unidentified ski area in Colorado. The instructor wears a light blue jacket and black ski pants. In the background is a parking lot filled with cars, and a ski lodge building.

Topolnicki Sr., John A.
cou-bha JTS.001-001-001-035 · Item · 1962-1972
Part of John A. Topolnicki Sr. Photographic Collection

On Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area, a woman smiles as she reclines on her skis supported by the straps of her ski poles stuck upright in the snow. She is dressed in a yellow cable sweater, dark blue or black ski pants and black ski boots. Her white-framed sunglasses shield her eyes from the bright sun reflecting off the snow.

Topolnicki Sr., John A.
cou-bha JTS.001-001-001-036 · Item · 1962-1972
Part of John A. Topolnicki Sr. Photographic Collection

A woman reclining on skis supported by ski poles stuck in the snow looks to the side and smiles at the camera. She is dressed in a yellow cable sweater, dark blue or black ski pants and black ski boots. Her white framed sunglasses are propped up on her head. Peak 8 at the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado.

Topolnicki Sr., John A.
cou-bha JTS.001-001-001-045 · Item · 1962-1972
Part of John A. Topolnicki Sr. Photographic Collection

Skiers gather in the Peak 8 base area outside or on the deck of the Bergenhof Bar and Restaurant at Breckenridge ski area in Breckenridge, Colorado. The Bergenhof was one of three original buildings that made up the Peak 8 base area in the 1960s. It was demolished in 2013. Chairlift 1 is in the foreground.

Topolnicki Sr., John A.
cou-bha JTS.001-001-001-048 · Item · 1962-1972
Part of John A. Topolnicki Sr. Photographic Collection

A man and a young girl or boy ride Chairlift 1 on Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado. The man wears a red zip up ski jacket and black ski pants. His sunglasses are propped up on his hat. The child next to him wears ski goggles and a red and white knit hat. Both are wearing leather lace up ski boots and skis. Other skiers fill the chairs behind them.

Topolnicki Sr., John A.
cou-bha JTS.001-001-001-126 · Item · 1962-1972
Part of John A. Topolnicki Sr. Photographic Collection

A skier wearing an off-white wool sweater and black wool ski pants is airborne after hitting a kicker or hump in the snow. This maneuver is sometimes called "catching air". Holding metal ski poles, the skier's arms are outstretched, and knees pulled up high in a crouched position. On a ski trail through the trees at Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado.

Topolnicki Sr., John A.
cou-bha JTS.001-003-041 · Item · 1962-1972
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 "Midway - Peak 8. #2 chair lift to top with Crescendo Run on the left and Spruce Run at right."

Topolnicki Sr., John A.
cou-bha JTS.001-003-053 · Item · 1962-1972
Part of John A. Topolnicki Sr. Photographic Collection

Postcard, "Colorado Photography" by John Topolnicki. Scalloped edges. Caption on the reverse: "Lange Cup Professional Ski Racing" and "The excitement of head-to-head racing down a tight slalom course has given professional ski racing a rapid growth in spectator popularity and prize money. This action from the Lange Cup Race in Breckenridge, Colorado."

Topolnicki Sr., John A.