Name/Title
Fort Kearney Photo, 1859Entry/Object ID
P1995.1P.829Description
Fort Kearney Photo, 1859. Copy of photo of Fort Kearney as it appeared in 1859. Copied from a rare photograph in the Library of Congress. . b/w
Top legend: "Log buildings and tents Fort Kearney, Nebraska Territory, as they appeared in the year prior to the start of the Pony Express. Copied from a rare photograph in the Library of Congress Bancroft Library"
Bottom legend: Fort Kearney was established to protect the Overland Trail, 1848-1871. It was a U.S. Post Office and was a stopping place for stages and Pony Express riders. The Overland telegraph reached there late in 1860. Partly restored. South from 80 highway near Kearney, Nebraska.
old digital file name: NE-FtKearney4Made/Created
Date made
1859Place
Location
Fort KearneyState/Province
NebraskaLexicon
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
Forts, Fort Kearney, Oregon Trail, Oregon-California TrailProvenance
Notes
Copied from copy in Bancroft Library. Original at Library of Congress.