Signs of Life Railroad Safety Poster

Archive

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Broomfield History Collections

Name/Title

"Signs of Life" Railroad Safety Poster

Entry/Object ID

1975.5.1g

Scope and Content

A poster telling railroad employees and car drivers to work and drive safely around railroads, 17" x 22," 1969. The poster was issued by the National Safety Council along with the Safety Section of the Association of American Railroads (AAR). The message reads, "A Safe Family To Know" at the top of the poster. "Signs of Life" in a red banner at the bottom of the poster. A cartoon picture of several traffic signs that look like people, complete with heads, arms, and legs, is featured with the message. From left to right, there is a turn right sign, a "Speed Zone Ahead" sign, a Yield sign, Railroad Crossing Sign, a round "RR" railroad crossing sign, and a Stop sign. The AAR poster number is 10-69, Poster No. 535

Collection

Permanent Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Poster

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Posters, Posting notices, Safety, Traffic signs & signals

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1969 - 1969

Archive Size/Extent

17" x 22". In 20" x 24" flat corrugated board container.

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1969 Date(s): 1969 Copy/Orig/Other: Original

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

1975.5.1a, 1975.5.1b, 1975.5.1c, 1975.5.1d, 1975.5.1e, 1975.5.1f, 1975.5.1h, 1975.5.1i, 1975.5.1j, 1975.5.1k, 1975.5.1l, 1975.5.1m, 1975.5.1n, 1975.5.1o, 1975.5.1p, 1975.5.1q, 1975.5.1r, 1975.5.1s, 1975.5.1t, 1975.5.1v, 1975.5.1w

Provenance

Notes

Custodial History: Originally used and posted in the Broomfield depot's station agent office and/or baggage area while the depot was still in use by Colorado and Southern Railway Company. All posters in the depot were later removed and put in the Broomfield Historical Society's collections after the depot was relocated from 1975 to 1976.