Name/Title
Czech Pony Express Riders at 130th Pony Express Celebration, St. Joseph, Snapshots, 1990Entry/Object ID
P1996.1P.258Description
Czech Pony Express Riders at 130th Pony Express Celebration, St. Joseph, Snapshots, 1990. Six members of the Czech Pony Express Club visited St. Joseph, MO as guests of the Pony Express Museum, prior to their participation in the 1990 re-run of the Pony Express west from St. Joseph. Color photos of these Riders participating in St. Joseph's 130th Anniversary Celebration at Pony Express Stables and Patee House prior to the start of their ride.
In Czechoslovakia there is an interest club concerning the Pony Express. Club members hold an annual celebration and re-ride in Czechoslovakia mimicking such rides in the United States. The club meets in Mníšek pod Brdy is a town south west of Prague in the Czech Republic, in Central Bohemian Region. The town is part of the Prague metropolitan area.
(old digital file name: CzechXPRiderVisit35-38)
96.1P.258 = Rudy Krzewki & daughters, interpreters, with Jindrich Bilek.
96.1P.259 = Jinrich Bilek and Jan Valchar use interpreter, Rudy Krzewki, to talk with people at celebration outside Pony Express Stable.
96.1P.260 = National Pony Express Association Rider on horseback at celebration
96.1P.261 = Museum Director, Rich Nolf, speaks in microphone to crowd in front of Pony Express Stables.
96.1P.262 = Bohumil Kasparek on horseback with NPEA riders.
96.1P.263 = Jindrich Bilek talks with Missouri Town Dancer & Marilyn Taylor at Pony Express Stables.
96.19P.264 = Bohumil Kasparek, behind, with NPEA riders on horseback in street outside Pony Express Stables.
96.1P.265 & 266 = NPEA riders parade with flags on Penn Street.
96.1P.267 = Czech Riders pose with others on Patee House porch.
96.1P.268 = Jindrich Bilek addresses crowd at 130th XP Celebration at Pony Express Stables.
96.1P.269 = Rudy Krzewki, interpreter, translates for Jindrich Bilek to crowd at 130th celebration.
96.1P.270 & 271 = NPEA Rider, on horseback, holding U.S. Flag.Made/Created
Date made
1990Place
City
St. JosephState/Province
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Pony expressSearch Terms
Pony Express Re-rides, Czech Pony Express, Pony Express 130th AnniversaryRelationships
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Person or Organization
Jindrich BilekPerson or Organization
Bohumil KasparekPerson or Organization
Zdenek TrojanPerson or Organization
Jan ValcharPerson or Organization
Vojtech KlokanPerson or Organization
Josef PelcPerson or Organization
Rudy KrewskiProvenance
Notes
Photos taken by SJM staff at event in honor of Czech Pony Express riders held at Wyeth-Tootle Mansion.
