Name/Title
Newspaper Clipping - "Electric Commuter Trains Thrived" by Silvia PettemEntry/Object ID
2015.18.22Scope and Content
Scanned image of a newspaper clip for the article "Electric Commuter Trains Thrived" by Silvia Pettem in the Daily Camera, December 9, 2007. The article discusses the Denver and Interurban Railway as it traveled between Denver and Boulder, as well as to other locations in Colorado, from 1908 to 1926. Railway operations, passenger impressions of the service, and the full history of the line from begginning to end are discussed in detail. The article also includes pictures of the writer, Silvia Pettem, and of an electric Denver and Interurban train on 12th Street in Boulder circa 1916.Collection
Permanent CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Clipping, NewspaperNomenclature Primary Object Term
ClippingNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Trains, Railroad travel, CommutersSearch Terms
Denver & Interurban Railroad, Colorado and Southern Railway, Boulder County, Electric railroads--Colorado--HistoryArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
2007 - 2007Archive Size/Extent
Two jpeg files, 53 megabytes total.Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 2007 December 9
Date(s): 2007/12/09
Copy/Orig/Other: Scan (JPEG, PDF, etc)Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Pettem, SylviaProvenance
Notes
Custodial History: Scanned copy of this newspaper clipping was donated to the Broomfield Depot Museum by Janet Justice-Waddington in 2015, along with scanned copies of diaries and a collection of poems.