Poster for Denver & Interurban Railroad Trips to Eldorado Springs

Name/Title

Poster for Denver & Interurban Railroad Trips to Eldorado Springs

Entry/Object ID

2018.18.1

Scope and Content

Original poster for Denver & Interurban Railroad train trips to Eldorado Springs, Colorado, 1917. The poster has "Eldorado Springs" displayed prominently at the top, with pictures of mountain scenery, hot springs, resort buildings, and a Denver & Interurban electric train below it. Captions on the poster read, "Only 65 Minutes from Denver" An Ideal Mountain Resort in Picturesque Boulder Canon Open-Air Swimming Pool, with Natural, Warm Radium Water Denver & Interurban Railroad Electric Trains" Information about purchasing Denver & Interurban tickets and catching trains at Union Station in Denver are printed at the bottom of the poster. The poster was published by Brock-Haffner Press in Denver, Colorado. A poster number in the lower left corner suggests a printing date of August 6, 1917. The back of the poster has various writing and lettering on it, possibly related to a gambling game played by railroad employees. Original poster size is 22" x 28."

Collection

Permanent Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Poster

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Railroad travel, Tourism, Hot springs, Posters

Search Terms

Eldorado Springs, Denver & Interurban Railroad, Electric railroads--Colorado--History

Archive Details

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1917 August 6

Relationships

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Notes

2016.7.1