Czech Pony Express Riders at Pony Express Statue, St. Joseph, Snapshots, 1990

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Czech XP Riders w Krewski females at XP Statute, 1990

Name/Title

Czech Pony Express Riders at Pony Express Statue, St. Joseph, Snapshots, 1990

Entry/Object ID

P1996.1P.245

Description

Czech Pony Express Riders, St. Joseph Visit, Barbecue 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. Photos of these riders posed at base of Pony Express Statue in Civic Center, St. Joseph, MO. Included in some of the snapshots are interpreters Rudy Krzewki and family. 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: CzechXPRiderVisit30-31) 96.1P.245 & 248 = Czech Riders sitting on base Pony Express Statue, interpreters (female) from Krzewki family intermingled with the riders. (96.1P.280 is b/w copy of #248) 96.1P.246 & 250 = Czech Riders on posed in widely-spaced line on lawn in front of Pony Express Statue as it heads west. (96.1P.279 is b/w copy of #250). 96.1P.247 = Czech Riders sitting on base of Pony Express Statute with interpreters, the Rudy Krzewki family.

Made/Created

Date made

1990

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

Pony express

Search Terms

Pony Express Re-rides, Czech Pony Express, Pony Express Statue

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

6 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Oct 10, 2016

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Jindrich Bilek

Person or Organization

Bohumil Kasparek

Person or Organization

Zdenek Trojan

Person or Organization

Jan Valchar

Person or Organization

Vojtech Klokan

Person or Organization

Josef Pelc

Person or Organization

Rudy Krewski

Provenance

Notes

Photos taken by SJM staff at Pony Express Statue, St. Joseph, Mo