310 items found
Type:text
Subject:Community newspapers
Description:Black and white news clippings from unidentified newspapers reporting on Oyer G. Leary being elected as the first Mayor of newly incorporated Thornton.
Type:text
Subject:Community newspapers
Description:Black and white copies of news clippings from a 1956 issue of the Thornton Tribune. These clippings describe a local hang out spot for teens called the Teen-Can-Teen, including photos.
ID: COTRG0203004
Type: image
Subjects: Municipal officials and employees--United States--Colorado--Thornton
Type:image
Subject:Municipal officials and employees--United States--Colorado--Thornton
Description:Black and white photo depicting Gerald E Hagman, Thornton's City Manager from 1979-1984, wearing a dark suit and dark framed glasses. The photo is a professional headshot.
Type:image
Subject:Carpenter, Margaret W.
Description:Black and white photo depicting Margaret Carpenter wearing a light colored dress and long sleeved jacket. She is facing the camera and standing in the council chambers with the contemporary Thornton logo and flags visible behind her.
Type: Image
Subjects: Fire stations
United States--Colorado--Thornton
United States--Colorado--Thornton
Type:Image
Subject:Fire stations
United States--Colorado--Thornton
United States--Colorado--Thornton
Description:Black and white image of the original Thornton Fire Station 1 taken from the street in front of the station. The station has only one bay in this photo, and a fire engine is parked in front of the open bay.
ID: COTRG0301010
Type: Text
Subjects: Rural development--United States--Colorado--Thornton; Cities and towns--Growth
Type:Text
Subject:Rural development--United States--Colorado--Thornton; Cities and towns--Growth
Description:A greyscale, bifold program pamphlet that describes and outlines the ceremony held on October 19, 1958 to officially dedicate the newly built Thornton Municipal Building. The first image depicts the front and back covers of the pamphlet while the second image depicts the internal pages. [show more]
Type:text
Subject:United States--Colorado--Thornton--Maps
Description:Black and white official map of the area of Adams County that some of the community intended to incorporate into the City of Thornton. It includes a legal description of the land as well as boundary lines and planned development.
ID: COTRG0203021
Type: image
Subjects: Municipal officials and employees--United States--Colorado--Thornton
Type:image
Subject:Municipal officials and employees--United States--Colorado--Thornton
Description:Black and white photo depicting local children assisting Thornton Public Works employees with a landscaping project in an open space in Thornton. An employee can be seen operating a tractor in the background while the children use shovels under the supervision of another employee in the foreground. [show more]
Type:text
Subject:Community newspapers
Description:Black and white copy of a public notice for an upcoming incorporation election in Thornton.
Type:text
Subject:Community newspapers
Description:Black and white copy of a TCA organized raffle announcement published in an issue of Town Talk. The announcement clarifies previously published mistakes about the raffle, and communicates the ticket prices and the grand prize of a round trip for two to Hawaii. The Raffle was eventually won by Betty and Eugene O'Meara. [show more]