Name/Title
Dynamite the donkeyEntry/Object ID
1989.01.73Description
Photo of a small donkey harnessed to a carriage or gig. Dynamite waits on a street with the back bumper of a car visible on the right side of the photo. In the background, across the street, a car is parked and a sign in a shop window offers soda.
Handwriting along the bottom edge of the print reads "A friend of yours at ? Center?"
Original accession number is 89-1-73.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Print, photographSubject Person or Organization
Dynamite the Donkey(s)Context
Dynamite was the ironic name of a series of tame donkeys used by the Simonson photography studio as prop. Visitors would pay to have their photograph taken while they posed on or near Dynamite.Collection
1880 Tourism steamship era -1930Cataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
1989.01Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionDimensions
Height
3-1/4 inWidth
4-1/2 inLocation
Box
031 A+B+C+D Photo FilesCreate Date
February 15, 2026Update Date
February 15, 2026