Postcard of Moffat Road of Denver, Northwestern & Pacific

Name/Title

Postcard of Moffat Road of Denver, Northwestern & Pacific

Entry/Object ID

x.799d

Scope and Content

Color, 3.5" x 5.5" postcard depicting a steam locomotive train traveling through a landscape with houses/ranches in the background, 1915. Small text at the top of the postcard labels the scene: "7407. Hot Sulphur Springs, Denver, Northwestern & pacific, 'The Moffat Road,' Colo." The reverse side has a message from a rail traveler, Ouida, to her mother, addressed to Mrs. F.G. Smilie, 3424 W. 32 Ave., Denver, CO. The message asks for number 122 films for a trip.

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, Postcards, Railroad travel

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1915 - 1915

Archive Size/Extent

One legal size file folder

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1915 Date(s): 1915 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.