A 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.

Adolph 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.

Carl 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.

Interior of the C.A. Finding Hardware Store on Main Street, Breckenridge, circa 1894. Charles Finding, in suitcoat and necktie, leans on a desk against the wall. Another well-dressed man stands nearby. Potted plants line the shelf above and in the window. Calendars (dated 1891, 1892, 1893 and 1894) and illustrated posters and prints decorate the wall. A wooden spindle railing separates the office area from public space, with an ornate parlor stove on either side. Another desk, a bookcase and office chairs furnish the room and the corner edge of a glass case is visible in the foreground. Quoted from handwritten text on the reverse: "Probably Mr. Miner's office in his hardware store Breckenridge. Calendar on wall - October 1894".

Conrad 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.

Dora Marsh, Ada Stewart, and Frank Willis pose among the trees near Willis' cabin on Gibson Hill, northeast of Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1896-1900.

William and Rose Forman pose with their sons on horses by the picket fence surrounding their home on High Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1885-1900. William holds the reins to the horse that Deber, their youngest son, sits astride. George, the oldest child, is on the other horse. Rose stands on the grass inside the fenced yard, and a large dog lays on the wooden sidewalk. The 1881-built one story multi-gable house has a covered portico and square bay window. A second story was added in 1901.

Inside Finding's Hardware Store on Main Street, Breckenridge, Colorado, circa 1890s. Frank Cristy leans against a desk behind the wood railing separating the office area from the store. Calendars with advertisements on the wall show pages with the month and year of November 1891, December 1891, and January 1892. Framed prints, illustrations and other papers line the office wall. Left, a birdcage hangs above potted plants in the storefront window.

Frank Willis sits at a desk in his house in Breckenridge, Colorado. Behind him is a curtained window with rows of plants on the windowsill.

Group portrait of men and women on a wooden boardwalk that fronts the entry of a wood frame house. Sitting on the boardwalk is Irene (Clancy) Boyd. Back row, standing from left to right: Joe Pickett (cradling a baby in his arms), Josephine Pickett, "Mother" Pickett, Bessie (Warren) Blundell, Annie Jobe, "Mrs. Bond", and Lucy Fry. Standing in front row: Charles Bond and Nels Fry. Probably Breckenridge, Colorado, circa 1880-1890s.

Mine workers sit or stand by a log stockpile for a group portrait at the Ouray Mine site in Illinois Gulch, east of Breckenridge, Colorado. Behind them is a wood frame building or sawmill. Handwritten on the reverse: "Ouray Mine, Breckenridge".

Group portrait of men in military uniform holding firearms. On the far-left stand two men with drums. Behind them is a large wood frame building. Location undetermined; could be the G.A.R. building in Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa mid- to late 1800s.

J. Frank Willis' one and half story front gable frame house on Gibson Hill, east of Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1880s-1903. Outside, Willis holds his bicycle by the handle as he props his left foot on the bike pedal. A second bike leans against a tree by a dirt path. He wears a cap, coat, and knickers with stockings.

James W. Swisher reclines in an upholstered chair to read the newspaper in his home in Breckenridge, Colorado. The wallpapered room is decorated with framed pictures, potted houseplants, and a bookcase crowded with books and more plants. A draped curtained doorway leads to another room in the house. Circa 1888-1910.

John H. Marks stands in a wooded, rocky area near Breckenridge. He is dressed in a suit jacket, bow tie, and dark pants tucked into laced leather boots. With one arm raised and his body turned to the side, he is about to throw a stick. A hat is visible on the ground near his feet. The background shows a forested area, while the foreground is rocky and uneven terrain.

A man smoking a pipe stands with his hands on his hips at the rocky edge of a river rushing through a small canyon. View of mountains in the background. Possibly Continental Falls on Lower Mohawk Lake, south of Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1880s-1900s.

Members of Improved Order of Red Men, Kiowa Tribe No. 6 pose for a group portrait. The men are dressed in suits and neckties with a ribbon pinned to their lapel. Circa 1930s. Eli Fletcher is holding a large, inscribed container/urn. Front row: George Bradley; [?] Hemmingway; Ed Carter; Frank "Bumpy" Richards. Middle row: Sid Simpson; Claire Detwiler; Eli Fletcher; [?] McClelland; Earl McClelland. Back row: Paul Burdett; Detler Roby; Tony McDougall; Marion Fletcher; John Hyland; Fred Simpson; Charley Waller; Theodore Knorr.

Members of Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Blue River Lodge No. 49 pose for a group portrait dressed in sack suits and the ceremonial I.O.O.F. sash. Most are wearing white gloves. The men stand side by side or sit in chairs placed in rows along the wooden boardwalk and on the dirt packed street. The photograph was taken in front of a wooden building with large four-pane casement windows, probably in Dillon, Colorado.

Men sit or stand on the wooden boardwalk fronting Charles A. Finding's hardware store on the east side of Main Street, Breckenridge. Reflections of buildings across the street can be seen in the two large storefront windows and transom above the door entrance. Finding's redstone facade store is flanked by wood false-front buildings. Pictured on the left is the Livery. Handwritten on the reverse: "Finding Hardware store, Breckenridge" and "Miner". Circa 1885-1910.

Men stand outside the Minnie Mine and Mill boardinghouse on Mineral Hill in French Gulch, east of Breckenridge, Colorado. The one-and-half story log building featured a shingled, side gable roof and exterior wooden stairs. A wooden boardwalk fronts the building. The Minnie Mine and Mill was owned by the Blue Hill Mining Company from 1890-1904.