Fort Bridger Pony Express Station Photos, 1959

Ft. Bridger Pony Express Stables, 1953: Copyright: 95.1P.499 Ft. Bridger XP Stables, 1953
Ft. Bridger Pony Express Stables, 1953

Copyright: 95.1P.499 Ft. Bridger XP Stables, 1953

Name/Title

Fort Bridger Pony Express Station Photos, 1959

Entry/Object ID

P1995.1P.499

Description

Fort Bridger Pony Express Station Photos, 1959. Five photos of the Pony Express Station preserved at Fort Bridger, one taken in 1953. b/w 95.1P.499 = Man standing in doorway of Station building looking up at preserving over-roof. On back: "Original Pony Express Stables, Fort Bridger, Wyo. July 1953. Note the protective roof to preserve them" b/w snapshot. 2¾" x 3¾" 95.1P.500 = Man in hat standing near door of Pony Express Stable. Building is "L" shaped. Wooden sign marking stable. "Fort Bridger, Wyoming Stables. Pony Express Station operated from here. 5/59" 95.1P.502 = Closer view than #500 above, showing door and sign. Legend: "A modern protective roof shields the old barn structure at Fort Bridger that has been marked as the Pony Express stable there. Wyo. 1959. (Fort Bridger is now a Wyoming State Park). 95.1P.511 = More distant view of stable, giving view of more of the building. 95.1P.512 = Broader view of stable, giving more view of the right side of structure.. old digital file name: WYFtBridgerStation WYFtBridgerStation2 WYFtBridgerStation4 WYFtBridgerStation14 WYFtBridgerStation15 WYFtBridgerStation20

Made/Created

Artist

Reynolds, Don

Date made

1959

Place

City

Fort Bridger

State/Province

Wyoming

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

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

Photo taken by SJM staff photographer