Hand Over Golden, Story Time at the RR Museum, and Interesting Phone Company Ads

Golden Eye Candy – Cindy Finley – Hand Over Golden – click to enlarge

Virtual Events

9-9:55AM Silver Sneakers Classic
10:15AM Virtual: Toddler Time with the Library
5:30-6:25PM HIIT & Sculpt

Real World Events

9-10:00AM Women’s Exercise and Bible Study @ First United Methodist Church
10-11AM Story Time and Craft @ Colorado Railroad Museum
10AM-5PM Holiday Art Market @ Foothills Art Center (through December 29)
10:15AM Baby Time @ Golden Library – WAITLIST
11AM-12:30PM Golden Community Table @ First United Methodist Church

6:30-8:30PM Team Trivia Tuesdays @ Buffalo Rose
7:30PM A Christmas Carol @ Miners Alley Playhouse

Golden History Moment

Mountain State T&T Ad – Colorado Transcript – December 20, 1916 – click to enlarge

The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company (later Mountain Bell, later US West, later QWEST, etc.) ran a series of advertisements in the mid-19-teens. I always enjoy both the artwork and the text. Most of the ads are describing the expense of maintaining a large, far-flung utility and maintaining reliable service levels. During World War I, many of the ads explained that the company prioritized military needs over private requests for service.

They often used seasonal themes, such as the Christmas ad shown above. They show many “types”–a businessman, a cowboy, a young couple, and “the old folks at home.” I like the two men wearing their smoking jackets–so Edwardian! The text reminds people that the phone company is still on duty, even when everyone else is celebrating the holiday.

Some of the other ads in the series appear below.

1914 and 1917 Phone Company Ads from the Colorado Transcript – click to enlarge

Thanks to the Golden History Museum for providing the online cache of historic Transcripts, and to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866!