Abandoned mine structures at the Jessie Mine and Mill site in Gold Run Gulch north of Breckenridge, Colorado. The Jessie operated from 1885 into the 1930s and was one of the largest gold, silver and lead mine and mill complexes in the Breckenridge area.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Mine buildings
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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.Abandoned log cabin and mill at the Senator Mine site in Monte Cristo Gulch, south of Breckenridge, Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Abandoned log cabin and mill at the Senator Mine site in Monte Cristo Gulch, south of Breckenridge, Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Buildings, including a log cabin, an L-shaped board and batten building, and a two-story board and batten structure in the snow covered landscape. Probably the Pennsylvania mill in Peru Creek, near Montezuma, Colorado. A mine dump is visible in the trees in the background. Tram cables can be seen from the middle left going to the upper right of the photograph.
Sayre, Robert H.Men outside the buildings at the Groundhog Mine, west of Breckenridge, Colorado. Some of the men are identified by a handwritten number on the photograph: 1. Scott Cooke; 2. Bert Walker; 3. Vene; 4. Frank Brooks. Circa 1898-1913.
UnidentifiedMen (and one dog) stand side-by-side outside the Minnie Mine and Mill mill building on Mineral Hill in French Gulch, east of Breckenridge, Colorado. The wood frame, metal-roofed mill was constructed in 1892 and included several crushers, crushing rolls, screens and jigs. Smoke rises from one of the chimneys. Peeled, cut logs are stacked near the mill's entrance. The Minnie Mine and Mill was owned by the Blue Hill Mining Company from 1890-1904.
UnidentifiedMining operation near Breckenridge, Colorado. Two men stand next to ore cars stopped on elevated tracks leading from the mine's adit (opening). A wagon pulled by two horses is stopped on the dirt road that runs under the tracks. Mine tailings are piled high on either side of the road. In the background is a large wooden structure with a smokestack, probably an ore bin or mill, and log cribbing on the steep hillside. Circa 1898-1913.
UnidentifiedWest side of Bald Mountain above Boreas Pass on the Breckenridge, Colorado, side. In the foreground is mine shaft housing (note sheave/pulley wheel at top) with mine dump to the left of the building. Wood water storage tank to the right. Caption reads: "WM + AC & W 6/2/22". Probably east/uphill of the railroad tracks. The two strips of snow on the right side of the mountain are called Orion and The Duke (from left to right).
Sayre, Robert H.Mine waste dumps or mine tailings at the Wellington Mine in French Gulch east of Breckenridge, Colorado. In the background is a view of the snow-covered peaks of the Tenmile Range.
UnidentifiedMine workings covered in snow. Probably in the Montezuma or Peru Creek area. Summit County, Colorado.
Sayre, Robert H.Remains of the ore bin and log cribbing at the Wellington-Oro Mine site, located in French Gulch east of Breckenridge, Colorado. The ore bin sits on the huge mine dump of the Extenuate (X10U8) and Brown tunnels.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Title quoted from handwritten text on the item: "Oro Ore Chute, Wellington Mine Remains at Breckenridge". Shows the Wellington-Oro ore bin on the Extenuate (also known as X10U8) mine dump. In French Gulch, near Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1967.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.People sit or stand on a railway handcar stopped on its tracks near the Gold Pan Mining Company operations, located just south of Breckenridge, Colorado. Standing in the center of the handcar is a woman wearing a feather plumed hat and a wool cloak with cape. Sitting far right wearing a white hat is Ben Stanley Revett. Standing behind Revett, back right, is Conrad Leslie (C.L.) Westerman. Far left, standing, is George H. Evans, company manager and mining engineer. The men are smartly dressed in suits and waistcoats with neckties. Barney Ford Hill in the background. Circa early 1900s.
UnidentifiedHydraulic 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."
Westerman, OttoThe Puzzle Mine workings in Illinois Gulch (Illinois Park), southeast of Breckenridge, Colorado. The small railroad trestle or bridge uphill from the mine was located between Hookeye Curve and the Gold Pan trestle.
Sayre, Robert H.Remains of the mill at the Jessie Mine site in Gold Run Gulch near Breckenridge, Colorado.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Postcard, "Colorado Photography" by John Topolnicki. Scalloped edges. Caption on the reverse: "A Blasted, Beloved Past..." and "The mountains of Summit County, Colorado, witnessed man's search for precious metals in the last century and early part of this century. Remains of these efforts dot the mountains of the Ten Mile Range and the Continental Divide."
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Sawmill operations at the Extenuate (X10U8) Tunnel of the Wellington Mine in French Gulch east of Breckenridge, Colorado. Piles of logs and finished mine timbers are stacked throughout the property. Circa 1900s.
UnidentifiedSnow-covered mine shaft house with rails leading out to the mine dump/tailings embankment. Probably in the Montezuma or Peru Creek area in Summit County, Colorado.
Sayre, Robert H.