Name/Title
Grand Opening, Pony Express National Memorial, Photos, Apr.3, 1993Entry/Object ID
P1997.1P.1034Description
Grand Opening, Pony Express National Memorial, Photos, Apr.3, 1993. color. Snapshots of the various activities and people involved in the Grand Opening of the newly renovated and expanded Pony Express Museum, re-named Pony Express National Memorial.
Some activities in tent, performers in community room, crafts persons and volunteers in period costume in exhibit hall. Re-enactors with tent outside. Horse-drawn carriage rides and Pony Riders outside. Visitors at museum exhibits. Time of photos from morning until after dark. Photos not necessarily numbered in order of occurrence. Most persons unidentified.
97.1P.1034 = Jim Lehr, Board Member, in cowboy hat, taken in tent venue.
97.1P.1035 = David Mead, staff member, far right, with group in tent venue
97.1P.1037 = Sarah Elder in jeans, staff member, with woman in period costume, at night in park.
97.1P.1038 = Crowd near covered wagon in street outside Museum, at night.
97.1P.1039 = Woman in period costume, hoop skirt, cape, wide brim hat, taken at night in park.
97.1P.1040 = Horse-drawn carriage and driver, taken at night.
97.1P.1041-1044 = Ribbon cutting in tent, Dick & Mignon DeShon (President) on right, Rich Nolf, Museum Director, left. Jackie Lewin, staff member holding ribbon end at left, Robbie Sipes, staff member, holding ribbon end on right. Others unidentified.
97.1P.1045-1048 = Dick DeShon, President, on left with unidentified male speaker (could be Charlie Shields, Missouri House of Representatives).
97.1P.1049-1050 = Period encampment tent in Patee Park, two women and five men in period costume.
97.1P.1051 = Farm wagon with driver pulled by team of horses. Woman in period costume beside, Two kids in wagon, two young men on-lookers.
97.1P.1052-1053 = Line of visitors viewing the diorama exhibit inside Museum.
97.1P.104-1056 = Female clog dancer performing in Community Room.
97.1P.1057-1058 = Carriage rides outside Museum in daylight setting.
97.1P.1059-1060 = Unidentified group of visitors, men, women, children posed in front of wall near "Farewell Pony" sign.
97.1P.1061-1064 = Dick DeShon at podium in tent venue
97.1P.1066-1067 = Unidentified male speaker with gray hair at podium in tent venue.
97.1P.1068-1074 = Mayor Glenda Kelly, in cowboy hat, at podium in tent venue.
97.1P.1075-1077 = Unidentified male speaker in khaki jacket & cowboy hat at podium.
97.1P.1078-1079 = Dick DeShon, left and Rich Nolf at podium in tent venue.
97.1P.1080-1082 = Unidentified female in purple coat at podium in tent venue.
97.1P.1083-1086 = Bluegrass combo performing in Community Room
97.1P.1088-1091 = Color guard, including 1776 costumes, presenting colors in tent.
97.1P.1092-1093 = Two young boys, c. age 3 & 4 sitting on saddle & mochila exhibit.
97.1P.1094-1100 = Pony Express Rider mounted with mochila over saddle riding away in dark. Rider is wearing fringed leather jacket, cowboy hat, riding chestnut horse
97.1P.1101 = Horse & Carriage seen from rear, taken after dark.
97.1P.1102-1103 = Farm wagon and driver, seen from side, taken after dark.
97.1P.1104-1105 = Re-enactors in period clothing, three women, five men. Taken in daylight in park in front of their tent shelter.
97.1P.1106-1111 = Copies of some of the above ceremonies held in tent venue, developed in b/w.Made/Created
Artist
St. Joseph Museum StaffDate made
1993Place
City
St. JosephState/Province
MissouriLexicon
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Pony Express Museum, Pony Express National Memorial Grand OpeningRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Richard A. NolfPerson or Organization
Glenda KellyPerson or Organization
Dick DeShonPerson or Organization
Jacqueline LewinPerson or Organization
Robbie SipesPerson or Organization
David MeadPerson or Organization
Charles Shields
