Houses on the east side Main Street at Adams Avenue in Breckenridge, Colorado, circa 1915. From left to right: Barney L. Ford's original house/cottage (constructed by Ford in 1881, Nels Pehrson owned the property circa 1914s); Pehrson's house (built by Pehrson in 1899, he added Palladian windows and a new front porch in 1909) and the Linquist house (constructed 1891-1892). Nels' son Sam stands on the dirt road directly in front of a stopped horse-drawn carriage piloted by Albert Schatz. There is a utility/telegraph pole near the street. Boreas Pass can be seen in the background.
UnidentifiedUtility poles
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Buildings 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.
UnidentifiedThe west side of North Main Street, Breckenridge, Colorado, circa 1890s-early 1900s. Men stand on the wooden sidewalk outside the Corner Saloon owned by Johnny Dewers. Next door is a two-story flat roof building with awnings that advertise "W.P. Condon - Hardware - Dry Goods". More false front and wood frame buildings line the dirt packed street.
UnidentifiedRailroad train approaching the cut at Rocky Point east of Breckenridge, Colorado on its way to Boreas Pass and Como. Circa 1898-1899.
UnidentifiedA railroad train with two locomotives is stopped just before the cut at Rocky Point, east of Breckenridge, Colorado. Men pose near the train or on the lead locomotive. Circa 1898-1913. The narrow gauge railroad tracks pass in between narrow, rough rock walls on its way to Boreas Pass and Como. Utility pole in the foreground.
UnidentifiedFreemasons pose in the snow for a group portrait outside Masonic Lodge No. 47, on the corner of Main Street and Washington Avenue in Breckenridge, Colorado. The young men are dressed in sack suits, neckties and hats. Standing in the back row: [unidentified], Clyde McAdoo (on the right). Middle row: [unidentified], Oscar Paris (with white necktie), [unidentified]. Kneeling, front row: Harry Player, Bill Davis, [unidentified]. The two-story false front clapboard building has a glass storefront with an inset entry. Above between two sash windows is the Masonic symbol "G" enclosed in a square and compass and the number "47". Circa 1900s-1920s.
UnidentifiedFreemason procession up Lincoln Avenue in Breckenridge, Colorado to the cornerstone dedication for the Summit County Courthouse on July 31, 1909. Members from Breckenridge Lodge No. 47 and lodges from outside Summit County, including Denver's Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M., gathered for the ceremony.
UnidentifiedThe Wellington Mine upper and lower mills in the 1920s. The mills temporarily closed from late October 1920 through 1924 due to a reduced demand for lead and zinc. Looking northeast, in French Gulch near Breckenridge, Colorado.
UnidentifiedSawmill 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.
UnidentifiedThe Wellington Mine and Mill in French Gulch east of Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1900s. An electric tramway brought ore from the upper (or Wellington) level down to the mill. In view in the background (between the lower mill's smokestacks) are the buildings of the Oro Shaft.
UnidentifiedA man wearing a bowler (derby) hat stands on the dirt road outside the Wellington Mine and Mill operations in French Gulch, east of Breckenridge, Colorado. Behind him is a massive mine waste dump. In the background on the hillside are the Oro Shaft buildings. Circa June 1913.
UnidentifiedA man dressed in a suit coat and hat, and wearing pants tucked into tall, laced boots, stands on the dirt road outside the Wellington Mine and Mill operations in French Gulch, east of Breckenridge, Colorado. Behind him is a large stack of lumber and finished mine timbers. Smoke fills the view in the background. Circa June 1913.
UnidentifiedMine 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.
UnidentifiedEvans elevator system at the Gold Pan Mining Company operations south of Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa early 1900s. Water diverted from the Blue River was forced under tremendous pressure down one pipe into the pit. A second pipe hydraulically lifted rocks, dirt, water and potential gold to the elevated trestle and sluice. Tailings were moved by conveyor belt into an ore trolley; the trolley hauled the rocks up the elevated wooden trestle and dumped them over the edge, away from the pit. In the background are the Gold Pan Shops, including the pipe making shop and dipping tank; machine, blacksmith and carpenter shop; and pipe flanging and shearing shop. Also, the Gold Pan office building with dormer windows. Barney Ford Hill is in view, with Illinois Gulch to the southeast.
UnidentifiedWater diversion headgate for placer mining operations run by the Gold Pan Mining Company, south of Breckenridge, Colorado. The nearly four mile long Gold Pan Ditch and connecting pipeline brought water from Indiana Gulch, Pennsylvania Gulch, and the Blue River, to operate the Evans hydraulic elevator system. Circa 1900s.
UnidentifiedPeople 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.
UnidentifiedCompany manager George H. Evans (left) and shops superintendent Robert "Bob" Gore (right) stand beside the water diversion headgate run by the Gold Pan Mining Company, south of Breckenridge, Colorado. An unidentified man stands on top of the wooden frame. The nearly four mile long Gold Pan Ditch and connecting pipeline brought water from Indiana Gulch, Pennsylvania Gulch, and the Blue River, to operate the Evans hydraulic elevator system. Circa 1900s.
UnidentifiedEvans elevator system and excavation pit at the Gold Pan Mining Company just south of Breckenridge, Colorado. Water diverted from the Blue River was forced under tremendous pressure down one pipe into the pit. A second pipe hydraulically lifted rocks, dirt, water and potential gold to the elevated trestle and sluice. Tailings were moved by conveyor belt into an ore trolley; the trolley hauled the rocks up the elevated wooden trestle and dumped them over the edge, away from the pit. In the background are houses on Ridge Street. Circa early 1900s.
UnidentifiedThe Evans hydraulic elevator system at the the Gold Pan Mining Company south of Breckenridge, Colorado, with a view of the elevated trestle and sluice. Tailings were hauled up the elevated wooden trestle by ore trolley and dumped over the edge, away from the Blue River and Gold Pan excavating pit. The sluice was used to collect potential gold-bearing dirt and gravel. Mine buildings in the background, with a view of Barney Ford Hill. Circa early 1900s.
UnidentifiedGoldpan Engineering and Mine Supply machine shops, a subsidiary of the Gold Pan Mining Company, at the south end of Ridge Street, Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1901. The Goldpan shops consisted of three main buildings and numerous outbuildings: pipe shop (left); machine, blacksmith, wood working shop, and power plant with a tall smokestack (center); and a warehouse for boiler plate storage (right). The two story, multi gable wood frame building with dormer windows is the Gold Pan Mining Company office. In the foreground are the Colorado and Southern (C&S) railroad tracks. Barney Ford Hill in the background.
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