Photocopy of Brownie in Front of the Broomfield Train Depot

Name/Title

Photocopy of Brownie in Front of the Broomfield Train Depot

Entry/Object ID

1979.11.4

Scope and Content

An 8" x 10" black and white photocopy mounted on cardboard depicting Brownie, the dog of Broomfield Depot station agent Richard Vaughan, circa 1920. The photocopy was made from a photograph of another photograph, apparently originally in a photo album, probably taken in the 1970s. The image shows Brownie sitting upright in a wooden chair on the platform of the depot, in front of a window, with Richard Vaughan barely visible on the left edge of the image. A sign on the wall stating "Denver & Interurban R.R. Agent Office", with some of the text obscured, is also visible. The image was originally a photograph of another photograph, probably taken sometime in the 1970s. The reverse side on the cardboard backing has an inscription written in ink, stating "'Brownie' in front of depot. Probably 1920."

Collection

Permanent Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photocopy

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Copy, Reprographic

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Pets, Railroad depots, Dogs

Search Terms

Broomfield Depot

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1920 - 1920

Archive Size/Extent

One legal size file folder

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: Circa 1970s (original circa 1920) Date(s): 1920 circa Copy/Orig/Other: Photocopy

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Vaughan, Richard J.

Related Entries

Notes

, 1979.11.1, 1979.11.2, 1979.11.3a-b, 1979.11.5, 1979.11.6, 1979.11.7, 1979.11.8 Items 1979.11.1-2 and .6-8 have not yet been accounted for in collections.

Provenance

Notes

Custodial History: On the backs of photos was written the following by family: " Brownie" in front of the depot."8x10 copy of photo of dog. Original was 3 3/8" x 2 3/8" sepia color. Transferred to photo file #67-68-69-70-71 This photocopy, along with photos 1979.11.3 and .5, were found together in Broomfield Depot Museum collections in photo files, sleeves labeled "Brownie, Broomfield Depot." They were originally donated to the museum in 1979 by the Vaughn family; Richard Vaughn was the Broomfield station agent in the 1920s and 1930s. 1979.11.1-2 and .6-8 have not yet been accounted for in collections.