Postcard of The Silverton Train in Animas River Canyon

Name/Title

Postcard of "The Silverton" Train in Animas River Canyon

Entry/Object ID

x.799a

Scope and Content

Color, 3.5" x 5.5" postcard depicting a narrow gauge, steam train, undated. The train in the front image is called "The Silverton," traveling in the Animas River Canyon in Southwestern Colorado. The train was a "Rio Grande" train, possibly part of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company. The reverse side has been left blank, with a printed description of the image in the upper left corner. The post card was published by Transmountain Views in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. It was printed by Gillick Printing, Inc. in Berkely, California.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Postcard, Picture

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Trains, Narrow gauge railroads, Postcards, Locomotives

Search Terms

Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

One legal size file folder

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: Undated Date(s): Unknown Copy/Orig/Other: Original

Provenance

Notes

Custodial History: Items X.799a-f were found in Broomfield Depot Museum collections together, and may be from the same original donor and/or set. They have all been given the same X number, with different letters.