The Broomfield Depot on a Truck

Photograph

Broomfield History Collections

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2015.1.10

Description

This is a scan of a photograph of the Broomfield Depot on the bed of a flatbed truck. The depot is painted yellow with green trim. The truck's wheels are visible under the depot. The photograph shows the waiting room door and station agent's windows. A person is seen in the distance walking off the right corner of the depot, perhaps directing the driver of the truck pulling the depot. When asked to explain this image donor Karen McGuire described; "Looking SE. Preparing to move off site at corner of Old Wadsworth and 120th. Houses in background near corners with Hwy 287."

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

Search Terms

Broomfield Depot

Relationships

Related Events

Event

Broomfield Depot Move from Original Location to Park, 1976

Related Entries

Notes

2015.1.11, 2015.1.12, 2015.1.13, 2015.1.14, 2015.1.15, 2015.1.16, 2015.1.4, 2015.1.5, 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.