Granger Pony Express Station Site Photos, 1959

South Bend Stage Station Marker, Granger WY, 1959: Copyright: 95.1P.497 South Bend Stage Station Marker, Granger WY, 1959
South Bend Stage Station Marker, Granger WY, 1959

Copyright: 95.1P.497 South Bend Stage Station Marker, Granger WY, 1959

Name/Title

Granger Pony Express Station Site Photos, 1959

Entry/Object ID

P1995.1P.497

Description

Granger Pony Express Station Site Photos, 1959. Four photos of ruins at Granger Wyoming said to be a station ruin. b/w 95.1P.497 = Historical monument, Inscribed: "The Old South Bend Stage Station Built 1850"...on the Oregon Trail and Pony Express. Pony Express bronze plaque embedded on side. (Hamm's Fork Pony Express Station) dated 6/59. 95.1P.498 = Stone building ruin, Building mostly intact with room. Man and boy in western attire seated in doorway. on back: "Granger Station, Granger, Wyo.) dated 5-59 75.2.5 = Photo of same ruin as above but different view. Woman looking in window. Legend: "Station ruin at Granger, Wyoming. It is locally known as the South Bend stage station but sometimes called Hamm's Fork. Local historical information places the Pony Express stop on up Hamm's Fork Creel about two miles. Wyo. '59" 95.1P.830 = Interior of above ruin. Log beams crisscross at roof. Two young boys in western attire pose with chunk of rock and another object. Legend "Inside view of the old South Bend station at Granger, Wyo. :59" old digital file name: WYGrangerStation-WYGrangerStation4

Made/Created

Artist

Reynolds, Don

Date made

1959

Place

City

Granger

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, Granger Pony Express Station, Hamm's Fork Pony Express Station

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

Photo taken by SJM staff photographer