310 items found
Type:Text
Subject:Municipal officials and employees
Description:A draft layout of the May 28, 1982 issue of The City Chatter. Volume 11, number 5
Type:text
Subject:Community newspapers
Description:Black and white copy of page five of the April 28th, 1955 issue of The Thunder which presents an editorial by Jo Carley along with several public announcements.
Type:image
Subject:Newspaper agents
Description:Black and white photo depicting seven male employees of a Thornton newspaper called the Thunder, which was founded in the 1950's. They are seated in folding chairs behind a table, all looking toward the camera. A sign reading "The Thunder Thornton, Colo." hangs from the front of the table. [show more]
ID: COTRG0203007
Type: image
Subjects: Municipal officials and employees--United States--Colorado--Thornton; City council members; Mayors
Type:image
Subject:Municipal officials and employees--United States--Colorado--Thornton; City council members; Mayors
Description:Black and white photo depicting a group of twenty-one people seated together and posing for a photo in a sitting room of Tom Carillo's home on Hoffman Way in Thornton after the first election was held in Thornton on August 18, 1956. The group includes Thornton's first mayor, Oyer "Bill" G. Leary, along with Gerald Carley, the first city council members, and their spouses. They are gathered to celebrate Leary's election win. [show more]
Type:text
Subject:Community newspapers
Description:Black and white isolated clipping of Jo Carley's editorial from the April 28th, 1955 issue of The Thunder. Jo Carley was a co-editor of The Thunder along with her husband Jerry, and this page contains the first article she wrote for the newspaper. She wrote in the style of letter-writing. [show more]
Type:text
Subject:Community newspapers
Description:Black and white isolated clipping of Jo Carley's editorial that was reprinted with additional photos in the Thornton Tribune. The formatting is more elaborate and photos of storm and flood damage have been added.
Type:text
Subject:Community newspapers
Description:Black and white copy of the front page of the Denver Post volume 62, number 312. The headline references issues over FHA loans for home building in what would become Thornton. The federal government originally refused to grant loans, but were eventually persuaded by Sam Hoffman and others to provide the loans. [show more]
Type:text
Subject:Community newspapers
Description:Black and white copy of the front page of the Thornton Pioneer Gazette volume 1, number 2.
Type:text
Subject:Community newspapers
Description:Black and white copy of the front page of the Thornton Tribune volume 2, number 32. The main headline reports on Mayor Leary's platform for his office.
Type:text
Subject:Community newspapers
Description:Black and white copy of the front page of the Thornton Tribune volume 2, number 37. The headline reports that the Thornton Tribune was designated the official newspaper of Thornton