Steamboat Denver Used by Pony Express to Cross Missouri River Photo, c. 1860

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Steamboat Denver Used by Pony Express, c. 1860

Name/Title

Steamboat Denver Used by Pony Express to Cross Missouri River Photo, c. 1860

Entry/Object ID

P9999.446.11128

Description

Steamboat Denver Used by Pony Express to Cross Missouri River Photo, c. 1860. Photo of steamboat docked along riverbank. "Denver" prominently displayed on top deck, where people are standing by rail. Other passengers aforedeck. St. Joseph Bus Co. 'taxi' waiting alongside vessel. Captain of boat was Capt. Flemming.. Sepia. Caption from 95.1H.458 Copy "At St. Joseph the mails from the East were ferried across the Missouri to Elwood, Kansas, aboard the steamer 'Denver' and thereafter went forward in the mochilas of the Pony Express..." For b/w smaller copy, see 97.1P.1362, Pony Express Cabinet 6, PX Photos Contd/XP Museum Drawer/Ferry

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1860

Place

City

St. Joseph

State/Province

Missouri

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

Steamboats, Pony express

Search Terms

Steamboat Denver, St. Joseph Bus Co.

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Apr 19, 1993

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

P1995.01H.00458, P1997.01P.01362