Postcard of a Steam Train Traveling at Night

Name/Title

Postcard of a Steam Train Traveling at Night

Entry/Object ID

x.799e

Scope and Content

Color, 3.5" x 5.5" postcard depicting a steam locomotive traveling through a mountain landscape at night, undated. A portion of the postcard is ripped off near the upper left corner. Part of the text at the top is missing; it reads "...Through the Mountains by Moonlight." At the bottom edge, the text "Colorado" and "32299" is printed. The reverse side has a printed description of the front image. The correspondence, address, and stamp portions are blank. The postcard was published by Sanborn Souvenir Company, Denver, Colorado. The postcard may have originally been part of a set.

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, Night

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.