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Breckenridge, Colorado looking north down the Blue River valley. Railroad tracks are visible on Barney Ford Hill. The steep hillside is sparsely covered with thin trees. In the far distance is the snow-covered peak of Buffalo Mountain. Abbreviated title taken from handwritten caption on card mount: "Breckenridge, looking down the Blue river valley, showing R.R. track on Niggerhill to the right and Buffalo Mountain at Dillon, ten miles distance."

Narrow gauge railway through Illinois Park, looking west toward Breckenridge, Colorado. Germania mine and mill on the left. A train is traveling on Barney Ford Hill high above the gulch. Handwritten caption on card mount: "View showing Train of Cars going around Niggerhill".

Hydraulic mining at the Kingsbury Placer, northwest of Breckenridge, Colorado. Men stand by as a hydraulic pipe with high pressure nozzle, called a "Giant", forcefully directs water at the hillside. A wooden sluice carries water above piles of discarded rock and small tree branches. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "Gold mining by hydraulic power."

View of Mount Guyot at the head of French Gulch, southeast of Breckenridge, Colorado. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "Mount Gyot [sic] at the head of French gulch."

Mount Silverheels, Park County, Colorado. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "Mount Silverheels, near Breckenridge."

Denver, South Park and Pacific (DSP&P) railway between Boreas Pass and Breckenridge, Colorado. In the background is Peak 8 of the Tenmile Range. In the 1880s-1900s, Breckenridge locals called the mountain Peak Tilly Ann, named after Matilda Silverthorn and Ann Remine, the two young women that allegedly first climbed Peak 8. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "Mount Tillyann near Breckenridge."

Hydraulic mining operations in American Gulch below Farncomb Hill near Breckenridge, Colorado, in 1895. Shows the Great Flume, Victoria mill and Wapiti Mining Company's mine buildings. Or, could possibly be the buildings of Dog Town. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "Placer mining by hydrolic [sic] pressure on Farncom [sic] hill."

In Ten Mile Canyon near Frisco, Colorado, a well-dressed man and woman stand on a log bridge over Ten Mile Creek to enjoy the view. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "Scene in ten Mile Canon [sic]."

Denver South Park and Pacific Railway (DSP&P) narrow gauge railroad tracks along the Boreas High Line route entering Breckenridge, Colorado with a view of the Tenmile Range in the background. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "The Mountains as they appear from railway grate, just before entering Breckenridge."

Snow fences next to railroad tracks, west of Boreas Pass, near Breckenridge, Colorado with a view of the Tenmile Range in the distance. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "The Mountains as they look coming from Boreas pass, toward Breckenridge."

Looking west down Lincoln Avenue in Breckenridge, Colorado, with the Tenmile Range in the background. The 1882-built frame schoolhouse stands prominently on the south side of the dirt street. Some houses have fences bordering their property. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "The snowy range of Mountains from Lincoln Ave."

View of Mount Royal, Mount Wichita and Chief Mountain, with the Denver, South Park and Pacific (DSP&P) railway tracks and wooden buildings at the west end of Frisco, Colorado. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "The three Mountain peaks at Frisco."

View of Breckenridge and the snow-covered peaks of the Tenmile Range looking southwest from Gibson Hill. The location of the Willis family property is indicated by a pink color tint on the building's roof. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "View from the Willis property on Gibson hill, 1000 ft above town, showing Breckenridge in the distance."

View looking west toward Breckenridge, Colorado. Above the valley, pictured right, is a side gable log cabin. In the background is the snow-covered Tenmile Range. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "View showing Breckenridge, looking west."

Looking west down Washington Avenue in Breckenridge, Colorado at smoke from a huge fire burning near town, circa 1895. Far right is the 1882-built wooden schoolhouse. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "View showing first fire on the Mountains".

The Blue River looking west toward Frisco, Colorado. Snow-covered mountains (right to left): Mount Royal, Mount Victoria (with avalanche chute), Peak 1 and Tenmile Peak (often called Peak 2). Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "View showing traces of ancient Snow slides".