Fort Bridger Drawing & Photo, 1859. Copies of Exterior walls of Ft. Bridger from photo taken in 1859 and a drawing by unknown artist of Ft. Bridger in 1889. b/w
95.1P.501 = High Stone wall fort with many men posed in front. Caption: "Exterior view of the walls of Fort Bridger from an 1859 photograph. The Army sutler here, A.W. Carter, was appointed by Russell as Pony Express agent. From original in Library of Congress.
Legend: "Exterior view of wall of Fort Bridger from an original photograph in the Library of Congress. The army sutler there, W. A. Carter, was appointed by Wm. H. Russell as Pony Express agent. Fort Bridger was established in the early 1840's as a trading post by trapper Jim Bridger. In 1857 it was burned by the Mormons and in 1858 officially made a military post."
95.1P.503 = Drawing, almost an aerial view of Ft. Bridger. Wagon trains entering. No outer walls. Artist unidentified. Caption: "Fort Bridger, 1889"
old digital file name:
WYFtBridgerStation3
WYFtBridgerStation5
Made/Created
Artist
unknown
Date made
1859 - 1889
Place
City
Fort Bridger
State/Province
Wyoming
Notes
Date: 1889
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 Station, Ft. Bridger Pony Express Station, Fort Bridger, Oregon-California Trail
