Call NumberX-7259Date1901SummaryView inside the Colorado, Burlington and Quincy railroad Depot in Brush (Morgan County), Colorado. E.S. Dutton, the agent, and George Stewart, the telegraph operator, sit at telegraph equipment. Dutton, in a bowler hat, taps out a message. The men are separated by a glass partition. A wood cased telephone is on the wall. A boy in a cap looks on.Physical Description1 copy photonegative : black-and-white ; 12 x 17 cm (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 12 x 17 cm (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 21 x 25 cm (7 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectBrush (Colo.)InteriorsRailroad stations--Colorado--BrushTelegraph offices--Colorado--BrushTelegraphGeographic AreaBrush (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710007259Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromEldon P. SuttonNotesFormerly F13988. Hand-written on back of original mat: Brush Colo 3.17-1901 depot office property of E. P. Sutton 1570 St. Paul St. Denver. Hand-written on back of photoprint: Office of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Depot. March 17, 1901. E. S. Sutton, agent George Stewart, operator. Hand-written on original mat: E S Sutton "agent." year 1901 Geo. Stewart opperator. Original 5 x 7 photoprint is mounted on embossed matboard. Title hand-written on mat of original. Typed label glued to back of matboard reads: Here is the entry blank to be attached to each entry. Name Eldon P. Sutton Beason 1630 Stout 2 pictures address 1570 St. Paul St City Denver zone 6 State Colorado telephone number E L 5-6457. I submit this exhibit to Industrial Federal Savings for entry in The Rocky Mountain News-Industrial Federal Savings Colorado Railroad Contest. I give permission to The Rocky Mountain News to photograph this entry for use in a regular edition of the newspaper. (signature) Eldon P. Sutton. R7100072595
C B & Q Depot Brush, Colo. (1901). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 07/03/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1023499
