Miles Crawford and Lester Newton by Broomfield Post Office

Photograph

Broomfield History Collections

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2013.1.20

Description

Black and white photograph print of Postmaster Miles Crawford standing with mail carrier Lester Newton in front of the Broomfield Post Office at 7502 120th Street, circa 1955. The print is 3.5" x 4", with two holes at the top edge for posting. The image shows Crawford with tie and slacks by the front door of the office with Newton to his left in button shirt and jeans. The front window to the left has lettering stating, "U.S. Post Office Broomfield, Colo.," with a sign above the door presenting the same title. The post office building is brick, with a concrete step and landing at the front door. Inscription on the back, in pen, states: "Post Office 1952-1957/ Miles Crawford on Left, Lester Newton Rural Carrier on Right. Miles Crawford was Broomfield Postmaster 1945 to 1965."

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Silver Gelatin Print

Collection

Permanent Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1952 - 1957

Place

Location

Broomfield, CO

Notes

Date: 1955 circa Copy/Orig/Other: Original

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

Mailmen, Post offices, Postmasters

Search Terms

United States Postal Service

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Miles Crawford

Related Entries

Notes

2013.1.1, 2013.1.10, 2013.1.11, 2013.1.12, 2013.1.13, 2013.1.14, 2013.1.15, 2013.1.16, 2013.1.17, 2013.1.18, 2013.1.19, 2013.1.2, 2013.1.21, 2013.1.22, 2013.1.23, 2013.1.24, 2013.1.25, 2013.1.26, 2013.1.27, 2013.1.28, 2013.1.29, 2013.1.3, 2013.1.4, 2013.1.5, 2013.1.6, 2013.1.7, 2013.1.8, 2013.1.9 Related photographs and papers were originally owned by the Crawford family and later donated to the Broomfield Depot Museum in 2013. All material is part of the same photographic and archival collection.

Provenance

Notes

This photograph was originally owned by Robert Crawford, and later donated to the Broomfield Depot Museum in 2013 with several other photographs and documents. Much of the material pertains to Robert's father, Miles Crawford, who was Broomfield's postmaster from 1944 to 1966, as well as to the general history of Broomfield from the late nineteenth century onward.