D.A.R. Pony Express Monument, Patee Park with Charles Cliff & Buffalo Bill Cody Photo, 1914

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

D.A.R.Mmonument with Chas. Cliff & Buffalo Bill, 1914

Name/Title

D.A.R. Pony Express Monument, Patee Park with Charles Cliff & Buffalo Bill Cody Photo, 1914

Entry/Object ID

P1965.12.86

Description

D.A.R. Pony Express Monument, Patee Park with Charles Cliff & Buffalo Bill Cody Photo, 1914. sepia. Photo of original Pony Express Riders posed on either side of the stone monument to Pony Express located in Patee Park, St. Joseph, MO. Charles Cliff, of St Joseph, on left, William F. Cody on right. This was Buffalo Bill's first visit to see the monument, erected by Daughters of the American Revolution in 1912. Handwritten on back: " Buffalo BIll's first visit to the monument marking the spot where the first Pony Express Rider started from St. Joseph, MO in 1860. To the left of the monument is Charles Cliff, on of the few surviving Riders. Aug. 17. 1914." Stamped on back: "Photo from John A. Duncan, Jr. 715 Edmond St., St. Joseph, MO."

Made/Created

Artist

John A. Duncan

Date made

1914

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 Monument, D.A.R. Monument, Patee Park, Buffalo Bill in St. Joseph, Pony Express Rider, Daughters of American Revolution

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

7 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cody, W. F.

Person or Organization

Charles Cliff

Related Entries

Notes

P1996.01P.00516, P1996.01P.00517

Provenance

Notes

Photograph by John A. Duncan, father of donor