Wreckage of the 1985 Train Wreck Near US 36

Photograph

Broomfield History Collections

Converted and cropped lightly on edges from original Master tiff copy to jpeg by Kevin Smith, 4/26/2016.

Name/Title

Wreckage of the 1985 Train Wreck Near US 36

Entry/Object ID

ph.228

Description

Color photograph print of the train wreck off the US 36 bridge between 104th avenue and the Broomfield exit, 1985. A dirt/mud road in a field of tall grass winds around toward the crash site and railroad tracks in the distance. A telephone pole is visible on the left, with the burning wreckage, smoke, and stopped train cars in the background.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1985

Place

Location

Broomfield, CO

Notes

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

Trains, Wrecks, Accidents

Search Terms

Railroad accidents--Colorado

Provenance

Notes

Donor Crisp, Walt. 8-85