Name/Title
Julesburg (Colorado) Trail Sites Photos, 1958Entry/Object ID
P1995.1P.425Description
Julesburg (Colorado) Trail Sites Photos, 1958. Four photos that include homestead ruin, relics found, and a closeup view of Julesburg Pony Express marker.
95.1P.425-426 = Stone building ruins that include a sidewall and chimney. Legend: "Italian homestead on the Oregon Trail south of Old Julesburg, Colo." 2 views. dated 10-58.
95.1P.427 = Man standing by tree holding two glass bottles and insulator. Legend: "Rob't Marshall, owner of Old Julesburg & Fort Sedgwick Site. Julesburg, Colo." dated 10/58
95.1P.428 = Elderly woman in dark coat standing by Old Julesburg stone aggregate marker. Round bronze Pony Express Rider plaque embedded. Text of rectangular bronze plaque "Due north 1235 feet is the original site of Old Julesburg named for Jules Beni whose trading post was established at the upper crossing of the Platte prior to 1860. Junction of Oregon and Overland Trails. Pony Express Station, 1860-61. Overland Stage Station 1859-1865. Erected...1931." Also Legend: "Old Julesburg historical marker and historian Mrs. J.W. Cavander at site of only Pony Express station in Colorado. At this point the Pony Express left the stage road to Denver and after crossing the South Platte River headed northwestward up Lodgepole Creek (A Pioneer museum at Julesburg). dated 10/58
old digital file name: COJulesburgStation11-COJulesburgStation14Made/Created
Date made
1958Place
City
JulesburgState/Province
ColoradoLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Pony express, TelegraphSearch Terms
Pony Express Station, Julesburg Pony Express Station, Julesburg Stage Station, Oregon Trail, Overland Trail, Fort SedgwickRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Marshall, RobertPerson or Organization
Mrs. J. W. CavanderProvenance
Notes
Photos taken by SJM staff photographer
