Denver-Boulder Turnpike Ticket for University of Colorado Vehicle

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Broomfield History Collections

Denver-Boulder Turnpike Ticket, front: Origsize: 1" x 2 1/4"; Origformat: Paper; Resolution: 300dpi
Denver-Boulder Turnpike Ticket, front

Origsize: 1" x 2 1/4"; Origformat: Paper; Resolution: 300dpi

Name/Title

Denver-Boulder Turnpike Ticket for University of Colorado Vehicle

Entry/Object ID

2015.26.4

Scope and Content

A ticket for one way passage at the Denver-Boulder Turnpike, through US Highway 36. The ticket was used in 1966. The cost for the passage granted by the ticket was 25 cents. The ticket is numbered by red stamp, "A 71573." On back, inscription "This ticket to be used only for University of Colorado vehicle" is stamped in black ink. Ticket was printed for use by the Department of Highways, State of Colorado.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Ticket, Transportation

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Ticket

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Tickets, Highways, Tolls, Toll roads, Automobile travel

Search Terms

Denver-Boulder Turnpike (U.S. Highway 36)

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1966 - 1966

Archive Size/Extent

Approx. 1 1/4" x 2 1/4". Housed in a legal sized file folder with two ticket books.

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1966 Date(s): 1966

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Shupe, John Robert

Related Entries

Notes

Related Units of Description: Also see toll collector badge (2015.26.1), Denver-Boulder Turnpike Ticket Book (2015.26.2), and Denver-Boulder Turnpike Ticket Book (2015.26.3).

Provenance

Notes

Custodial History: John Robert "Bob" Shupe saved this ticket along with two ticket books. He was a toll collector from 1966 to 1967. His widow Dorothy Meyers donated the ticket books to the museum.