Cropped lightly around the edges and converted to jpeg from master tiff file by Kevin Smith, 02/28/2018
Name/Title
Eldorado Springs Swimming Pool Postcard
Entry/Object ID
2017.12.8
Scope and Content
Postcard of two women in swimwear at Eldorado Springs swimming pool, circa 1910. The postcard is 3.5" x 5.5". The front has an image of the two women featured prominently, one in red 1910s swimwear standing with her arms outstretched, the other in green, sitting down with her legs tucked in. The swimming pool with several bystanders is visible behind them. The reverse side has a message from "P.C. Friend" to J. Charles Frisbee offering the postcard as a souvenir. The card was printed by Williamson Haffner Co. Publishers.
Collection
Permanent Collection
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Postcard
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Writing Media
Nomenclature Class
Written Communication T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Hot springs, Post cards, Resorts, Swimming pools, Swimsuits
Search Terms
Eldorado Springs
Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1910 - 1910
Archive Size/Extent
One postcard with others in a legal size file folder
Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1910 circa
Date(s): 1910 circa
Copy/Orig/Other: Original
Relationships
Related Entries
Notes
2017.12.6, 2017.12.7
Postcards were obtained from differerent sources, but were printed around the same time and all collected together by the donor before donation to the Broomfield Depot Museum in 2017.
Provenance
Notes
Custodial History: Group of postcards donated to the Broomfield Depot Museum by Adam Evearitt in 2017. Evearitt obtained this postcard from user "crowspostcards" through ebay. Details of the original creator and owner of the postcard is unknown.
