Burlington, John & Mary, Owner St. Joseph Transfer Co, Photos (2), c. 1870s

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

PE94.19.1-2 Burlington, John & Mary, St. Joseph Transfer Co., c. 1870

Name/Title

Burlington, John & Mary, Owner St. Joseph Transfer Co, Photos (2), c. 1870s

Entry/Object ID

PE1993.19.1

Description

Burlington, John & Mary, Owner St. Joseph Transfer Co, Photos (2), c. 1870s. b/w. Copies of separate photos of John Burlington and his wife Mary. Head/shoulders view. John is shown as fairly young man in suit, vest, tie. Mary is wearing hat with flower trim, light dress with plaid ribbon at collar. A young woman, she has light curly hair. John was owner of Transfer Co, which purchased the stables where the Pike's Peak Stables sometime after the demise of the Pony Express, He used it for his drayage business. He had it remodeled with brick front, and built a two-story brick residence to the west of the stables. See 97.1P.406 for sketch of the remodeled Stables.

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1870

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

Search Terms

Pony Express Stables, Pike's Peak Stables, St. Joseph Transfer Co.

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

6 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

John Burlington

Person or Organization

Mary Burlington

Related Entries

Notes

P1997.01P.00406