Name/Title
Poster for Denver & Interurban Railroad Trips to Eldorado SpringsEntry/Object ID
2018.18.1Scope 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 CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PosterNomenclature Class
Advertising MediaNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Railroad travel, Tourism, Hot springs, PostersSearch Terms
Eldorado Springs, Denver & Interurban Railroad, Electric railroads--Colorado--HistoryArchive Details
Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1917 August 6