A young boy sits on the snow above a man leaning against a snowbank along the railroad tracks that serviced the Kilton Gold Reduction Company ore sampler, west of Breckenridge, Colorado, during the "Big Snow" of 1898-1899.
UnidentifiedA man sits in a chair facing away from his desk inside the Colorado Telephone Company in Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1899-1920s. On the desk are books, stacks of papers, inkwells and a candlestick telephone (also known as upright desk stands). The carpeted office is also furnished with typewriter desk with a typewriter on top, a wood secretary filled with books, and a bookstand. Taxidermy, two framed "State of Colorado Certificate of Authority" documents, and a hand crank telephone (or telegraph) hang on the wallpapered wall. The company began providing service to Breckenridge in 1899.
UnidentifiedA man dressed in a suit coat and hat, and wearing pants tucked into tall, laced boots, stands on the dirt road outside the Wellington Mine and Mill operations in French Gulch, east of Breckenridge, Colorado. Behind him is a large stack of lumber and finished mine timbers. Smoke fills the view in the background. Circa June 1913.
UnidentifiedTwo 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, OttoA man wearing a bowler (derby) hat stands on the dirt road outside the Wellington Mine and Mill operations in French Gulch, east of Breckenridge, Colorado. Behind him is a massive mine waste dump. In the background on the hillside are the Oro Shaft buildings. Circa June 1913.
UnidentifiedA man sits at a desk in the offices of the Gold Pan Mining Company on South Ridge Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. A half wall lined with drawers, shelving and teller windows separates the office from the public space. Hanging on the wall behind him is a row of clipboards and more file drawers, and a clock. Circa early 1900s.
UnidentifiedA 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, PJActors pose on stage after the performance held April 11-12, 1913 at the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Hall in Breckenridge, Colorado. Back row, from left to right: Harry Evans, Director; [unidentified]; Laura Paris; [unidentified]; "Mrs. Jones"; Charles Burnheimer; Rose Cummings; [unidentified]; William Briggle. Middle row: Craig Bouton; Agnes Roby. Front row, sitting: Zoe (Gore) Perrin; [unidentified].
UnidentifiedAdolph Bader stands with another man in front of a leafy tree or bush. Location unidentified, probably in Colorado. They wear round-brimmed fedora-style hats and are dressed in suits and vests with neckties. The man on the left wears pinstriped pants and is holding a cigar. The other man wears a pinstriped collared shirt with a wide diagonal-striped necktie under his unbuttoned vest. He appears to be holding a rolled cigarette. Circa 1900s.
UnidentifiedAn elderly man wearing a beret leans on his cane outside a store on Main Street, Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa after 1912, when the wooden sidewalks were replaced by concrete. The storefront windows advertise "Cigars - Tobacco & Candles - Newsstand". Inside the doorway, a tall glass tabletop cabinet with a curved glass front displays merchandise. More items are displayed in the windows, including card mount photographs on easels.
UnidentifiedHydraulic mining operations at Bemrose Placer on Hoosier Pass, south of Breckenridge, Colorado. The crew stands by as the hydraulic pipe with high pressure nozzle, called a "Giant", forcefully directs water at the gold-bearing hillside. Water rushes over the gulch and through the gravel pit. Circa 1900s.
UnidentifiedBen 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.
UnidentifiedThe Breckenridge Band dressed in suits pose with their instruments and a dog at the baseball field and ballpark in Breckenridge, Colorado. A baseball player in uniform stands with them in the back row. Identified by arrows drawn on the print: Carl Albee, Detler Roby, Albert Roby, Bob Williams, Fred Simpson and Charles Godfrey. Spectators fill the grandstand behind them. In the background baseball players wait in a log constructed dugout. Circa 1900s.
UnidentifiedBreckenridge Band members pose for a group portrait in front of Fireman's Hall on Main Street, Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1900s. They wear uniforms buttoned up the front with shoulder epaulettes; some of the men are dressed in dark suits and necktie. Behind them, parked in front of the large open bay is a convertible automobile decorated with a flag. To the left is the Livery and Feed Store. People are gathered on the wooden sidewalk, including a woman with a baby carriage.
UnidentifiedBreckenridge Band in front of Fireman's Hall on Main Street, Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1900s. The band members uniforms buttoned up the front with shoulder epaulettes. Some of the men are dressed in dark suits with neckties. Behind them, parked in front of the large open bay is a convertible automobile decorated with a flag. People are gathered on the wooden sidewalk, including a woman with a baby carriage. To the left is the Livery and Feed Store. Pictured far right, outside the second floor of the fire station, is a wooden structure, probably an exterior stairwell.
Westerman, OttoBreckenridge Band members kneel or stand with their musical instruments on the wooden sidewalk in front of Fireman's Hall on Main Street, Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1890s-1900s. Star patterned bunting decorates the open bay and flags on poles hang inside. The band members wear boater or fedora style hats, neckties and white, long sleeved collared shirts tucked into belted white pants. Some of the men have suitcoats. Instruments include: trumpets, drums, horns.
UnidentifiedBasketball players from the 1923 Breckenridge High School basketball team pose for a group portrait on the steps outside the brick schoolhouse on Harris Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. The coach is probably the man wearing a cardigan over a collared shirt and narrow necktie. Most of the players are wearing knee pads with their uniforms. The boy in the front row is holding a basketball painted with the numbers "23". The only person identified is William E. Robinson, second row, far left.
UnidentifiedBasketball players from the 1924 Breckenridge High School basketball team pose for a group portrait on the steps outside the brick schoolhouse on Harris Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. The coach is probably the man wearing a cardigan over a collared shirt and narrow necktie. One of the players in the front row is holding a basketball painted with the numbers "24". The only person identified is William E. Robinson, second row, far left.
UnidentifiedCarl Fulton stands outside the log-reinforced portal to the Hot Air Mine. He holds the end of a rope looped around the neck of a small deer with antlers. In the background is a large log structure, probably a mill, on the steep hillside. Near Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1880s-1900s.
McLeod, N.E.Buildings fronted with concrete sidewalks line both sides of Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, looking north. Circa after 1912. Utility poles line the east side of the dirt packed street. Across the street, two men and a dog stand outside the building adjacent to Evans Pharmacy. To the right is the Denver Hotel. The balcony and covered portico has been removed and boards are placed across the second floor doors. Next is a front gable two and half story frame building, then Bruch's Barbershop and Store with a barber pole out front. Further north is the Silverthorn Hotel.
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