Man Holding Telephone Wires Above Broomfield Depot on Moving Day

Photograph

Broomfield History Collections

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2015.1.5

Description

This is a scan of photograph of transporting the Broomfield Depot to it's new location. A man in a cherry picker is above the depot roof, holding telephone wires out of the path of the depot as it begins it's move. The depot is painted yellow with dark green trim, the roof appears to be metal. Grain elevators are visible in the background on the left side of the photograph. When asked to explain this image donor Karen McGuire described; "Preparing to move, chimneys have been taken off so they wouldn't fall. Lines being lifted to clear. Coors Grain Elevator in background."

Collection

Permanent Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1976 - 1976

Notes

Date: 1976/02/18 Copy/Orig/Other: Scan (JPEG, PDF, etc)

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Moving of buildings, bridges, etc., Moving of structures, Railroad depots, Railroad stations, Telephone lines, Grain elevators

Search Terms

Broomfield Depot

Relationships

Related Events

Event

Broomfield Depot Move from Original Location to Park, 1976

Related Entries

Notes

2015.1.10, 2015.1.11, 2015.1.12, 2015.1.13, 2015.1.14, 2015.1.15, 2015.1.16, 2015.1.4, 2015.1.6, 2015.1.7, 2015.1.8, 2015.1.9 These related photographs were all taken on February 18, 1976 the day the Broomfield depot was moved from it's original location.

Provenance

Notes

01/22/2015 Karen McGuire's family took these photographs during the depot's move to its second location at Lac Amora Park (2201 W. 10th Avenue). She allowed the Broomfield Depot Museum to scan the original photographs. The prints remain in her possession.