Name/Title
D.A.R. Pony Express Monument, Patee Park with Charles Cliff & Buffalo Bill Cody Photo, 1914Entry/Object ID
P1996.1P.517Description
D.A.R. Pony Express Monument, Patee Park with Charles Cliff & Buffalo Bill Cody Photo, 1914. b/w. 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, one 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
Date made
1914Place
City
St. JosephState/Province
MissouriLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Pony expressSearch Terms
Pony Express Monument, D.A.R. Monument, Patee Park, Buffalo Bill in St. Joseph, Pony Express Rider, Daughters of American RevolutionRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Cody, W. F.Person or Organization
Charles CliffRelated Entries
Notes
P1965.012.00086, P1996.01P.00516Provenance
Notes
Photograph is copy of one by John A. Duncan, father of donor. 65.12.86