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- circa 1880s-1903 (Creation)
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61 photographs (1 album) mounted on 50 stiff board pages; album 14 x 11.25 x 1.5 inches, black pebbled-leather cover.
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J. Frank Willis gave this souvenir album as a gift to his sister, Pauline (Willis) Merritt. The album contains photographs by Breckenridge photographer Otto Westerman. Various subjects include town views, mine site landscapes, railroad tracks through gulches and Willis' property on Gibson Hill. Some are of the Ten Mile Canyon outside of Frisco, Colorado, and one photograph is of Tom's Baby (the largest piece of wire gold found in Colorado).
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Pages are in the original sequence and context as imposed by the album creator.
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SENSITIVE COLLECTIONS STATEMENT
The archives and collections of Breckenridge History may contain some material with offensive language, images, or content, which reflect the views of their time period in which they were created, written, or recorded. They may not be considered appropriate today. These views are not necessarily the views of Breckenridge History. While the information may not reflect current understanding, it is provided in an historical context.
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- Citation: "J. Frank Willis Photograph Album. Breckenridge History, Colorado."
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- Willis, J. Frank (Subject)