Julesburg (Colorado) Pony Express Station Illustrations, 1865

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Julesburg Telegraph Office drawing, c. 1864

Name/Title

Julesburg (Colorado) Pony Express Station Illustrations, 1865

Entry/Object ID

P1995.1P.421

Description

Julesburg (Colorado) Pony Express Station Illustrations, 1865. Four photos of illustrations depicting Julesburg Pony Express Station and its burning in February, 1865, during the siege of Fort Sedgwick. b/w 95.1P.421 = Drawing of log or sod house with Telegraph pole beside and wires into house. Man standing on left outside door. Four Indians sitting on right around fire. Legend: "Telegraph Office Julesburg Colo (illegible). On back: "Colorado Period. Copied from photo belonging to Fox Studio for "Pony Express". Stamped Paramount Pictures Corp. May 22, 1952 95.1P.422 = Drawing of main road through Julesburg with 2 house on one side of road and line of 4 houses opposite. Riders on horseback entering street. Telegraph poles along left side. Legend:" Julesburg in 1865 (from an old sketch) From Fox Studio, same stamp as above. 95.1P.423 = Drawing of Julesburg on fire. Line of house on either side of road aflame, Many Indians on horseback and afoot line the foreground. Legend: "The Burning of Julesburg, February 2, 1865 and the Siege of Fort Sedgwick. As drawn at the time by T.H. Williams, of Colorado." From Fox Studio, same markings on back as above. 95.1P.424 = Drawing of Julesburg on fire. Pony Express station on left side of road near line of telegraph poles. Long row of houses on opposite side. Stagecoach entering road . Station and first few houses on fire. Indians on horseback approaching from left. Legend on back: "The Burning of Julesburg". From Fox Studio, same markings as above. old digital file name: COJulesburgStation7-COJulesburgStation10

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1865

Place

City

Julesburg

State/Province

Colorado

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Pony express, Telegraph

Search Terms

Julesburg Pony Express Station, Julesburg Burning, 1865, Fort Sedgwick

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jan 12, 2017

Provenance

Notes

Copied from photos belonging to Fox Studio for "Pony Express"