Two skiers take a break from skiing on a ski run on Peak 8 at the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado. The man wears a striped sweater over a white turtleneck, tan ski pants and no hat. Standing upslope from him is a woman dressed in a red jacket and black ski pants. Her blonde hair is loose and covered with a light blue headband. She wears dark framed sunglasses even though the sky is overcast and cloudy.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.A couple sitting at a table covered with a jacquard tablecloth listen to a man playing guitar in front of a large diamond lattice window, probably in the Gasthaus bar and restaurant on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. The Gasthaus served Hungarian food and was owned by Attila Gyrmathy.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.A man plays piano on stage in the dimly lit lounge of a restaurant or bar in Breckenridge, Colorado. The rustic interior has hardwood floor and is clad in wood paneling. Beams run across the pitched or vaulted ceiling. A woman sits on the rustic log railing that borders the stage. In the foreground a large wooden wagon wheel leans against the wall.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.A skier is covered in snow after falling down on her skis on a ski run at Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado. One loose ski is uphill but the other ski remains attached to her boot. Her long blonde hair is pulled into a low ponytail. She wears a dark red ski sweater over a white turtleneck and coordinating dark red ski pants.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.A backcountry skier stops to enjoy the view from Boreas Pass of the Breckenridge ski area and the Tenmile Range. Her long blonde hair is pulled into a low ponytail and is covered with a headband.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.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.A woman wearing a red and white Nordic-patterned sweater and dark framed sunglasses is reclined on skis supported by ski poles stuck in very deep snow. Her long blonde hair is pulled into a low pony tail, covered with a headband. The photograph was probably taken somewhere on Boreas Pass, east of Breckenridge. In the background is a view of the ski runs on Peak 8 at the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.A woman with strawberry blonde hair sings on stage in a bar or lounge in Breckenridge, Colorado. She wears a white eyelet top with a wide neck and puffed sleeves over a long red and blue bandana-patterned skirt.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.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.Postcard, "Colorado Photography" by John Topolnicki. Scalloped edges. Caption on the reverse includes the four (4) b's Breckenridge logo: "Wagon Wheels in Colorful Colorado". Also, a three (3) verse poem about wagon wheels.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.From her seat at a table in a dimly lit restaurant in Breckenridge, Colorado, a woman unrolls scroll with a handwritten menu beginning with the words: "The Ullr [?] of this Kingdom of Breckenridge..." The menu lists a selection of dishes, including soup du jour (soup of the day), beef tenderloin, king crab legs, and more. Probably a special dinner offer in celebration of Breckenridge's Ullr Dag Winter Festival. The man on her left looks over her shoulder, and the couple across the table listen as she reads the document aloud.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.A view from the side of a woman reclining on skis supported by ski poles stuck in the snow. She is wearing white framed sunglasses and is dressed in a yellow cable sweater, dark blue or black ski pants and black ski boots. On Peak 8 of the Breckenridge ski area in Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Two female ski instructors demonstrate to a children's ski school class how to secure the ski pole strap around the wrist. At the base of Peak 8 of the Breckenridge Ski Area, during the 1970-1971 ski season.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.The bartender serves customers sitting on stools at the bar in the Gold Pan Bar and Restaurant on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. The woman sitting on the left, with curlers in her hair, may be Nikki Bergman. Nikki and her husband Verne owned the Gold Pan from the 1960s through the 1970s.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.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.Accompanied by a bass player, a woman in a long white dress sings into a microphone and a man plays guitar. Another guitarist sings into his own microphone. On stage in a lounge or bar in Breckenridge, Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.A singer is accompanied by a bass player and two guitarists on stage in a bar or lounge in Breckenridge, Colorado. Red carpet covers the lounge floor and stage.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.A singer is accompanied by a bass player and two guitarists on stage in a bar or lounge in Breckenridge, Colorado. Red carpet covers the lounge floor and stage.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.People sit at tables and watch a singer accompanied by a bass player and two guitarists perform on stage. Wood beams run across the low tile-covered ceiling, and the walls are painted red. The tables are covered in matching red tablecloths. In the foreground is a woman smoking a cigarette. In a dimly lit bar or lounge in Breckenridge, Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.A bartender wearing a red vest serves drinks to a couple sitting at the bar while other customers sit around a table to drink beer or other beverages. The interior features red carpeted floor and wood paneled walls, with one wall covered in matching solid red textured wallpaper. Probably inside a barroom in Breckenridge, Colorado.
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