Name/Title
Broomfield Telephone DirectoryEntry/Object ID
2016.13.2Scope and Content
A Broomfield area telephone directory, October 1948. The directory is 6"x 9" when closed, on cardstock, and opens like a booklet. The front has an illustration of a winged man holding lightning bolts and a telephone wire, standing on a globe with a banner stating, "Spirit of Communication." Broomfield Lumber Company is advertised prominently on the front as well, with the phone number "4-R3." Inscription in ink in the upper right corner states, "Return to Miles Crawford 390 Kohl St. Broomfield, Colo."
The interior and back of the directory contains several lists of individual and business phone numbers for Broomfeild, organized aphabetically by last name and by business category (i.e. "Locksmith", etc.). The directory's original owner, likely Miles Crawford, added several names, addresses, and phone numbers in blue ink in the margins.Collection
Permanent CollectionLexicon
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Directory, TelephoneNomenclature Secondary Object Term
DirectoryNomenclature Primary Object Term
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Broomfield Lumber CompanyArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1948 - 1948Archive Size/Extent
One legal size file folderArchive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1948 October
Date(s): 1948/10
Copy/Orig/Other: OriginalRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Miles Crawford