Name/Title
Postcard of the "California Zephyr" TrainEntry/Object ID
x.799cScope and Content
Color, 3.5" x 5.5" postcard depicting a diesel locomotive pulling a train in a mountain valley landscape alongside a river, 1956. The train is the "California Zephyr," which ran to destinations between Chicago and San Francisco daily, including Denver. The reverse side has a printed description of the front image, and a postage stamp of Thomas Jefferson. The correspondence portion is filled out for a Mrs. K.E. Smith, 25 E. 9th Ave., Denver, Colorado. The message is from the recipient's mother, who at the time was taking a train trip.Collection
Permanent CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Postcard, PictureNomenclature Primary Object Term
PostcardNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing MediaNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Trains, Postcards, Locomotives, Railroad travelArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1956 - 1956Archive Size/Extent
One legal size file folderArchive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1956
Date(s): 1956
Copy/Orig/Other: OriginalProvenance
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.