historic photographer

[Matt Hutson]

Hi guys,
This was in today's Summit Daily News. Anybody ever seen any of this photographer's work?

Breckenridge photographer O. Westerman headed to Denver on Jan. 9, 1900, with a fine collection of large photographs showing the beauty spots along the South Park Railroad. He will be showing his collection to general passenger agent Fisher with an aim to have them framed and hung in the corridors of the leading Eastern hotels. These photos, true to nature and finished with an artistic eye, would do more to advertise the grand scenery along the line than all the books and descriptive matter that could be written. Once placed where the traveling public can see them, the pictures could increase the tourist travel over the Park line tenfold.

— From the Jan. 13, 1900, edition of the Summit County Journal

Cheers,
Matt

[Chris Walker]

Not in person Matt.  But in books(The Mineral Belt comes to mind), and collections.  Search his name at the DPL and CHS, will yeild many images.
DPL Z-53


Z-1848

[Mark Vendl]

Otto Westerman was a professional photographer in Breckenridge from about 1888 to 1920 when he died. He is buried in Valley Brook Cemetery Breckenridge. He was born in Pekin, Illinois in 1853. Westerman took hundreds of photographs in the Breckenridge area including those of the railroad, mines, and town scenes. The Breckenridge History Archives has a large collection of Westerman photographs posted on their website. Here are a few photographs from one of the photo albums he sold.

Mark