Browne, Charles H., Brig. Gen., Guest at Pony Express Centennial, Formal Portrait Photo, 1960

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Charles H Browne, Jr. Guest at XP Centennial, 1960

Name/Title

Browne, Charles H., Brig. Gen., Guest at Pony Express Centennial, Formal Portrait Photo, 1960

Entry/Object ID

P1996.1P.35

Description

Browne, Charles H., Brig. Gen., Guest at Pony Express Centennial, Formal Portrait Photo, 1960. Head shot of Gen. Browne in military uniform. Charles H. Browne, Jr. Brig. Gen., Assistant Division Commander, 35th Infantry Division, Missouri-Kansas National Guard. "General Browne was one of the distinguished guest who was present in Saint Joseph, April 2 and 3, 1960 at the centennial ceremonies of the Pony Express. He followed the ponies out as far as Horton, Kansas, his home town. Mayor Meers and other Saint Joseph members of the centennial committee followed him as far as Kennekuk near Horton on the original Pony Express trail. Then that night there was a powwow conducted by the Indians of the Iowa tribe, attended by the Pony Express riders bearing good tidings to Salt Lake City, Sacramento, and San Francisco."

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1960

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

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good