Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2015.1150.5.1Description
5" wide x 7" tall photograph. Appears to actually be a picture of a picture in a photo album, as left and top sides show white space and a rounded corner, presumably of the album.
Picture is black and white, and shows two men in Wester Union uniforms - dark pants, jackets, and hats, and white shirts and ties. Each man holds a single speed, possibly brakeless, bicycle upright next to them. The man on the right's bike appears to have a Western Union sign hanging from the top tube, the man on the left's bike is blocked by his body.
The men stand in front of a Western Union office, which says in the window "Don't write - Telegraph!" In the bottom right corner is what appears to be the edge of a Western Union sign standing on the sidewalk.
The back of the photograph has the following written on it:
"L = Martin H. Peterson
R = Oscar Peterson
12-21-26
Rawlins, Wyo"
Donor states that the two were friends and delivered telegrams on their bicycles.
In excellent condition.Collection
Photograph Collection