Part one of a two-part interview with Stephen West conducted 2018-09-05. West came to Breckenridge in 1973 to join Bob French's legal practice alongside gentlemen from Leadville and Eagle. West had newly graduated from law school.
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Part two of a two-part interview with Stephen West conducted 2018-09-05. This portion of the interview focuses on people West knew during his time in Breckenridge, including Jack Healy the District Attorney when West moved to Breckenridge.
West, StephenA dog walks across Main Street in Breckenridge. Businesses line both sides of the paved street, including (from left) Breckenridge Pharmacy, Drugs, and Liquor; a ski rental shop; a Cafe serving Coors beer and 7-Up and Coca Cola soft drinks. On the east side is the stone front building that housed Finding's Hardware Store, and a Mountain Bell telephone booth.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.A hippie holding a rock sits on a hillside overlooking the dredge piles and the town of Breckenridge, Colorado. Looking east from Shock Hill with Bald Mountain in the background. The man has shoulder length dark hair, a full beard and mustache, and is dressed in jeans, boots and a leather sleeveless vest or tunic over a striped collared shirt.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.A hippie holding a rock sits on a hillside overlooking the dredge piles and the town of Breckenridge, Colorado. Looking east from Shock Hill with Bald Mountain in the background. The man has shoulder length dark hair, a full beard and mustache, and is dressed in jeans, boots and a leather sleeveless vest or tunic over a striped collared shirt.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.A hippie holding a rock sits on a hillside overlooking the dredge piles and the town of Breckenridge, Colorado. Looking east from Shock Hill with Bald Mountain in the background. The man has shoulder length dark hair, a full beard and mustache, and is dressed in jeans, boots and a leather sleeveless vest or tunic over a striped collared shirt.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.A hippie holding a rock sits on a hillside overlooking the dredge piles and the town of Breckenridge, Colorado. At sunset, looking east from Shock Hill with Bald Mountain in the background. The man has shoulder length dark hair, a full beard and mustache, and is dressed in jeans, boots and a leather sleeveless vest or tunic over a striped collared shirt.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.A miner's pack (or jack) train loaded with supplies, including a stove. Two burros stand on a dirt road lined with wooden frame buildings. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "A pack train."
Westerman, OttoAerial oblique photograph taken in 1964 shows the town of Breckenridge, Colorado and the Breckenridge Ski Area on Peak 8. Photographic print mounted on board. Quoted from text handwritten on the back of the board: "For Andy Love - To remember his summer of labor on the mountain - 1964! Sincerely, S[illegible] Catlin, Pres. Breckenridge Lands Inc." Also on the board backing is a round Breckenridge Lands Inc. sticker with the mountain sunburst B logo.
UnidentifiedBreckenridge, Colorado, looking west, with a view of the snowy peaks of the Tenmile Range in the background. A dirt road winds through the trees in the foreground. Circa 1882-1909.
UnidentifiedView of the town of Breckenridge at dawn. Looking southeast with snow-covered Bald Mountain in the background.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.View from Shock Hill looking east over the town of Breckenridge, Colorado towards Bald Mountain. The Denver South Park and Pacific (DSP&P) railway tracks and train depot are in the foreground, west of town. Title quoted from handwritten caption on card mount: "Breckenridge Colo, from Shockhill, looking west."
Westerman, OttoTitle quoted from handwritten text on the item: "Breckenridge Ski Area and Breckenridge at Dawn". Colorado, circa 1967.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.Snowy landscape view of the town of Breckenridge, Colorado, and the Tenmile Range at dawn.
Topolnicki Sr., John A.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."
Westerman, OttoThe town of Breckenridge, Colorado looking west from Barney Ford Hill. Tenmile Range in the background. Handwritten caption on card mount: "Breckenridge from Niggerhill, showing ten Mile range, 13,000 feet above Sea level six miles distance."
Westerman, OttoLow lying clouds hang over Breckenridge, Colorado, and the Tenmile Range. Looking west over a dense stand of evergreen trees, circa 1896-1900.
UnidentifiedBuildings fronted with concrete sidewalks line both sides of Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, looking north. Circa after 1912. Utility poles line the east side of the dirt packed street. Across the street, two men and a dog stand outside the building adjacent to Evans Pharmacy. To the right is the Denver Hotel. The balcony and covered portico has been removed and boards are placed across the second floor doors. Next is a front gable two and half story frame building, then Bruch's Barbershop and Store with a barber pole out front. Further north is the Silverthorn Hotel.
UnidentifiedTitle quoted from handwritten text on the item: "Daybreak at Breckenridge Ski Area and Breckenridge". Colorado, circa 1967.
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