Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Breckenridge, Colo. on the C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Breckenridge, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows narrow gauge track in town and along hillside, wooden frame buildings and residences, churches, school, depot with freight cars, Ten Mile Range, and mine...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Breckenridge, Colo. Hook & Ladder Co. Fire Dept.
- Men pose on ladders or on the street in front of the two story frame Fireman's Hall building with a central cupola and a flagpole in Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. Men wear fire hats and uniforms, pose and hold buckets or axes. A man holds...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Fire stations--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1888]
- Carter Museum
- View of the Edwin Carter Museum in Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. Shows a log cabin, shed, pile of antlers, and a plank fence.
- Edwin Carter Museum (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Antlers--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1910.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Snowy Range visible near Breckenridge
- View of a mine and mill near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. Colorado and Southern Railway (C&S) tracks are nearby. Mountains identified as the Snowy Range are in the distance.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1880-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Breckenridge Mine
- View of a shafthouse and mill at a mine near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Gold Man [i. e. Pan] Mine shops
- View of the Gold Pan Mine machine shops near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. Shows railroad tracks.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gold Pan Mine (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Boss Mine at Breckenridge Colo.
- A woman and miners, with picks and gold pans, pose by the entrance to the Boss mine near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. Shows a horse.
- Boss Mine (Summit County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1888]
- Oro Grande Pit
- Miners pose by guy derricks near the partially constructed mill at the Oro Grande Mine near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. A vertical tubular boiler is nearby.
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Oro Grande Mine (Summit County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Construction--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.;...
- [either 1888 or 1889]
- Breckenridge
- View of the Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, cemetery; shows a wood cross with letters: "The Unknown," United States flags, and gravestones.
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.; Flags--American--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Breckenridge, Episcopal church
- Interior view of Saint John the Baptist Episcopal church, Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado; shows pews, an altar, and a vaulted ceiling.
- Saint John the Baptist Episcopal Church (Breckenridge, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1970.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Breckenridge dwellings
- Exterior view of residences in Breckenridge, Colorado, shows one story, frame, gable roofed dwellings. The hose drying tower of Fireman's Hall is near the center. A plank fence is in the foreground, and peaks of the Tenmile range are in the...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.; Fences--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900- 1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Breckenridge dwellings
- Residences in Breckenridge, Colorado, include one story, frame, gable roofed dwellings. The hose drying tower of Fireman's Hall is near the center. The house on the right has two sash windows flanking a paned glass door. A plank fence is in the...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.; Fences--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900- 1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Breckenridge dwellings
- Exterior view of residences in Breckenridge, Colorado, shows one story, frame, gable roofed dwellings. The hose drying tower of Fireman's Hall is near the center. A plank fence, clapboard wall, ladder and chair are in the foreground, and peaks of...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.; Fences--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900- 1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Breckenridge
- View of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking northeast shows frame or log dwellings and commercial buildings, including the Catholic Church, and the Gardner residence. Landmarks include Barney Ford Hill (formerly called "Nigger Hill"), Illinois Gulch,...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Breckenridge
- This view of Breckenridge, Colorado, looks west at frame dwellings with fenced yards and the roof of the Arlington House hotel and the hose drying tower of the Fireman's Hall. In the foreground, a man, two women and two Labrador type dogs are posed...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Dogs--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.; Men--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.; Women--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Breckenridge, Colo, from Gibson Hill.
- View of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking southwest shows dwellings and commercial buildings of the town. Landmarks include two churches, false fronted structures and, in the foothills, numerous mining facilities. A frame, gable roofed structure is...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890-1899?]
- Breckenridge, Colorado, loooking northwest from Nigger Hill
- View of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking northwest, from Barney Ford Hill (formerly called "Nigger Hill"). Snow capped Tenmile range towers behind the fledgeling town, whose buildings are in the center. New growth surrounds spindly, burned...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1889?]
- Breckenridge, Colo, from Nigger Hill, looking across the valley of the Blue River at Tenmile Range
- View of Breckenridge, Colorado, northwest from Barney Ford Hill (formerly called "Nigger Hill"); landmarks include the Summit County Courthouse, the monitor roofed Tonopa Shops, railroad tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railroad, and the...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- 1929?
- Charles A. Finding building
- Built in 1885, the Charles A. Finding building in Breckenridge, Colorado, was once the town's most substantial building, and housed the Finding Hardware Store. Built of local rusticated stone, the storefront has molding in the kickplates and an...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Breckenridge--1970-1980.
- 1970
- Sister's Mustard Seeds
- Portrait of Agnes Finding Miner and Sister's Mustard Seeds in Breckenridge, Colorado. The founder of this girl's charitable organization is seated in the upper middle and wears a wide brimmed, feathered hat, white dress and dark bodice. The other...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890?]
- Watson's store
- In a clothing store in Breckenridge, Colorado, eight men in suits and hats sit and stand around a drum shaped parlor stove at the center of this well stocked business. Piles of folded trousers are in the left foreground, shelves are loaded with hat...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1888 and 1895?]
- Breckenridge, between Adams and Jefferson on French St.
- A wagon and team, its driver and an onlooker are on French Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. A one-story, frame, gable roofed dwelling is in the background; its entry and front windows have wooden awnings. Frame, false fronted commercial buildings...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.; Forge shops--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.; Horse teams--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Looking west on Main Street, Breckenridge, Colo.
- Looking west on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, there is the Silverthorn Hotel, a two-story, gable roofed frame structure, in the center, flanked by log houses; one with a balcony. The one story, frame sawmill is in the right, with planks...
- Silverthorn Hotel (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Hotels--Colorado--Breckenridge--1860-1870.; Log cabins--Colorado--Breckenridge--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1865?]
- Gold Run pit
- Gold Run Mine, a gold placer mine near Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado; miners operate hydraulic nozzles (monitors) fitted with rock counterbalances, miners with shovels stand inside the wash.
- Gold Run Mine (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gold mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Hydraulic Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Old workings of a pit
- View of an abandoned gold placer mining pit near Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado shows: pipes and tailings with valley and mountains in background.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gold mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Hydraulic Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Mining
- Two women stand on the banks of a frozen settling pond at a mine near Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado.
- Settling basins--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- View of Gold Run pit
- Gold Run Mine, a gold placer mine in Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado; miners use hydraulic nozzles (monitors) fitted with rock counterbalances, miners with shovels stand inside the wash; shows pipes and sluice.
- Gold Run Mine (Breckenridge, Colo.); Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gold mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Hydraulic Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- [between 1880-1890?]
- Pit of Gold Pan mine
- Gold Pan Mine, a gold placer mine near Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado shows; metal pans with rocks pulled on a cable system.
- Gold Pan Mine (Summit County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Conveying systems--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Gold mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Hydraulic Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Gold Pan pit
- Gold Pan mine pit, Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado shows: dredge, flume, pipe support structure, and ore conveyor.
- Dredges--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Gold dredging--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- French Gulch dredge
- Hydraulic placer gold mining dredge remains in French Gulch, Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, consist of the hull, gantry, and deck house; people are on tailing piles by the water.
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Breckenridge--1980-1990.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1980-1990.; French Gulch (Summit County, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1980-1990.; Gold mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1980-1990.;...
- 1981
- Interior Gold Pan shops
- View of the interior of the Gold Pan Company's facilities near Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado. The machinery includes side crank engines, flywheels, and belts.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Machinery--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910.]
- Jessie Mine and Mill
- View of the Jessie Mine and Mill, near Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado; shows gold mining processing facilities with a smokestack, tailing piles, and ore car tracks.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Breckenridge, Colo.
- View of Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. Shows the schoolhouse, the belfry of the Fireman's Hall, the Denver Hotel, and the Arlington House, a frame building with a curvelinear false front and a wide cornice. The Methodist Church and the...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tenmile range (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Ore industry--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1895?]
- Breckenridge from Nigger Hill
- Men and a Colorado and Southern Railroad train are on Barney Ford Hill (Nigger Hill) near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. The Tenmile (Ten Mile Range) and Breckenridge are in the distance.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1900.; Barney Ford Hill (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Summit County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tenmile range (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Breckenridge residence [graphic]
- Men, women, and children stand and pose near log cabins in Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. Buildings have gabled, shingled roofs. Children look out of an upper story window. Women wear long, flounced dresses with box pleats and pose with a...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Families--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Breckenridge Mill
- View of a mill near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado.
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Union Mine Mineral Hill
- A miner poses by a mine ore car at the Union Mine near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1890.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Union Mine (Summit County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Miners--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Gold Pan Pit and Gold Pan Shops north end of Breckenridge
- Panoramic view of the Gold Pan Pit and Shops near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado.
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Gold Pan Mine (Summit County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1913]
- Breckenridge
- View of a grave at the Breckenridge, Boulder County, Colorado, cemetery; shows a pedestal depicting a tree stump and lamb, and a stone reading "DUM."
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Breckenridge
- A gravestone at the Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, cemetery depicts a bird and reads: "Our baby Nora E., Dau. of R & A. J. Shock, Born July 15, 1878, Died July 29, 1878."
- Shock, Nora E., 1878--Tomb.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Breckenridge
- Gravestones at the Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, cemetery depict lambs and read: "Baby, infant son of W. A. & M. E. Morrison, Died Oct. 20, 1888(?), Aged 2 Ms. 25 Ds.," and, "Duv(?), infant son of W. A. & M. E. Morrison, Died Aug. 21,...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Breckenridge
- A gravestone at the Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, cemetery depicts a dove and reads: "Oscar, infant son of ??, Born June 7, 1886(?), Died June 18, 1886."
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Breckenridge
- A gravestone at the Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, cemetery has a wire fence, a trellis, and a name plate: "Davidson."
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Breckenridge
- View of gravemarkers at the Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, cemetery. One is an obleisk with an urn and inscription: "Ida, Wife of N. E. Siprell, Died ?? 18, 1834, Aged 22 Yrs. 2 Mos."
- Siprell, Ida, d. 1834--Tomb.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Breckenridge
- View of a grave at the Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, cemetery; shows metal fence and an arched trellis with name plate: "Davidson."
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Breckenridge
- View of a gravesite at the Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, cemetery; shows picket fence with square corner posts, a rounded wooden cross, and a plaque.
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Breckenridge
- View of graves at the Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, cemetery; shows burial markers, a cross, and metal fence.
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Breckenridge
- View of a grave marker at the Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, cemetery; shows a board with the epithaph: "Frank Philips 1858- 1928."
- Phillips, Frank, 1858-1928--Tomb.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Breckenridge
- View of a gravestone at the Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, cemetery; depicts a girl asleep. Epitaph reads: "Our loved one Anna C. Dewers Died July 25, 1890 Aged 17 Days. Gone but not forgotten."
- Dewers, Anna C, . 1890--Tomb.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Breckenridge
- View of a gravestone at the Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado, cemetery; shows a square column with crosses, gables, an urn, and epitaph: "Amedee LaCour Died July 27, 1884. Aged 40 Years."
- LaCour, Amedee, d. 1884--Tomb.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]