Newspaper Clipping Shep's rest is undisturbed 1972

Name/Title

Newspaper Clipping "Shep's rest is undisturbed" 1972

Entry/Object ID

2012.3.1.a-b

Scope and Content

This document is a clipping of a newspaper article written by John Buchanan, titled "Shep's rest is undisturbed." The article comes from The Denver Post, and was run in January 1972. The article writes about how the Colorado State Highway Department moved Shep's grave. The article goes on to write about Shep's origin as the Turnpike dog, and where his name came from. The article talks about how he survived a tangle with coyotes, and a bullet from a shot gun. He was laid to rest next to the toll house. Due to the extension of the road, the toll booth was tore down, but many people came to protect the grave of Shep, so that his grave was not moved or destroyed. A clipping of a drawing of Shep, cut out of a newspaper. In the drawing by Joe Barros, Shep is depicted as a large dog who stands above all the cars racing down the highway. Shep is surrounded by a light, and the drawing was probably drawn sometime after his death.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Clipping, Newspaper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Clipping

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

John Buchanan

Date(s) of Creation

1972

Archive Notes

Check for copyright with the Denver Post

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Shep