Name/Title
Broomfield Train Depot at its Original LocationEntry/Object ID
2017.7.1Description
Black and white photograph print of the Broomfield Train Depot at its original location near 120th and 287, circa 1960. The photograph is 2.5" x 3.5." The image shows the Depot from the front with a "Broomfield" sign clearly visible on the roof. A train signal tower, railroad tracks, and various businesses, including a Dairy Queen, are visible to the left of the Depot and in the background.
Inscription in black ink on the back states, "The old C & S depot at Broomfield." The inscription was likely made by Alice Albright, who probably took the photograph during a trip to Broomfield.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Silver Gelatin PrintCollection
Permanent CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Paul L. and Alice C. AlbrightDate made
1955 - 1965Notes
Date: 1960 circa
Medium: Photographic Paper
Copy/Orig/Other: OriginalLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Railroad depots, RailroadsSearch Terms
Broomfield DepotProvenance
Notes
The photograph was donated to the Broomfield Depot Museum in 2017 by Paul Albright. His parents, Paul L. Albright and Alice Albright, ran a photography business off and on in Colorado. They originally took the photograph. His father also worked as a Colorado & Southern employee in Fort Collins.