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 woman and young girl are standing in the snowy landscape to the east of Edwin Carter's log cabin and museum on Ridge Street, Breckenridge. Looking west with a view of Peak 8 of the Tenmile Range in the background. Circa 1898-1899.
UnidentifiedA woman stands with a girl and boy outside a snow tunnel crossing Main Street, Breckenridge, Colorado, in the winter of the "Big Snow" of 1898-1899. The stone front of Charles A. Finding's hardware store is in view behind them.
UnidentifiedA woman stands under a snow-covered evergreen outside her home in Breckenridge on December 25, 1899. Tracks in the snow lead to the open front door. The one and half story frame house featured a multi-gable roof.
UnidentifiedA 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 wearing a hat and fur-collared coat stands at the end of a path cleared in the snow outside of George Watson's house in Breckenridge, Colorado. Looking east with Barney Ford Hill and Bald Mountain (Mount Baldy) in the background. Handwritten caption on the reverse: "Breckenridge Big Snow 1899".
UnidentifiedA woman wearing a hat and fur-collared coat stands at the end of a deep trench cleared in the snow outside of George Watson's house in Breckenridge, Colorado. Looking east with Barney Ford Hill and Bald Mountain (Mount Baldy) in the background. Handwritten caption on the reverse: "View from y'd at G.B. Watsons April 20th '99".
UnidentifiedFrom 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 young girl looks through a snow tunnel on Main Street, Breckenridge, during the winter of the "Big Snow" of 1898-1899. In the background two women stand in front of the Livery building. Quoted from handwritten text on the reverse: "Big snow 1899".
Westerman, OttoActors 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].
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, OttoClass portrait taken outside the brick schoolhouse on Harris Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. Rows of boys and girls pose on the steps with teachers standing in the very back row under the portico. Some boys hold up baseball bats or wear baseball mitts. Circa 1920s.
UnidentifiedSchoolhouse on the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Harris Street in Breckenridge, Colorado sometime after it was built in 1908. Two people stand near one of the two entrances on the east side of the three story brick building. On the front lot is a tall, freestanding wood frame bell tower with bell. The brick building served as the Breckenridge Public School between 1909 and 1961.
UnidentifiedClara (Adams) Tillet poses outside her friend Minnie Thomas' house on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. She wears a high-crowned hat with no brim, trimmed with a feather plume and flowers. Circa 1910s.
Slifka, VictorConrad Leslie (C.L.) Westerman's house on French Street, between Lincoln and Carter Avenues, in Breckenridge, Colorado. The two-story front gable wood frame home with bay window faced south. Covered front porch trimmed with decorative brackets. Two women sit on each gate post at the entrance to the home while three smartly dressed men lean on the fence. A wooden sidewalk runs along the front of the property and abruptly ends in dirt.
Westerman, OttoA group of men in suits and fedora-style hats crowd the dirt packed baseball field while spectators sit in the grandstand at the Breckenridge, Colorado, ball park, located at the east end of town. Circa 1915.
Westerman, OttoDora Marsh, Ada Stewart, and Frank Willis pose among the trees near Willis' cabin on Gibson Hill, northeast of Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1896-1900.
UnidentifiedEdwin Carter's funeral in Masonic Lodge No. 47 on February 11, 1900, in Breckenridge, Colorado. The open casket is adorned with floral wreaths, vases filled with flowers, and two large feathers tied with a white ribbon; a pair of white gloves is draped over the side. One large floral wreath has a banner with the words "Edwin Carter Lodge 47 A F A M". Wearing white ceremonial aprons, E.E. Acton (on the right) and another Mason stand on either side of the casket, respectfully holding their hats. A man with a woman and small child are seated in the back corner against the wall.
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