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Guittard, Xavier, Pony Express Stationkeeper. Photo in Family Group, 1908Entry/Object ID
P1995.1P.317Description
Guittard, Xavier, Pony Express Station keeper. Photo in Family Group, 1908. Copy of photo of three older men sitting on bench. Legend: "The Three Frenchies". Guittard is in the center, an older man, perhaps in 70's, with white hair, mustache. wearing three-piece dark suit, with bowtie.
Handwritten on back: "The man in the center is Xavier Guittard. To his right is Frank Thomas, his first cousin. Mrs. Henry Lotts cannot identify the smallest of the three. She says the photograph was taken in 1908 the year following Xavier's marriage to her sister Ada."
Guittard's Relay Station was built by Vermillion Creek in Kansas, built originally as a 2-story lodge for passersby. It had two stables and about 20 horses. Richard F. Burton stopped at the Station on his way west, mentioning it in his book.
old digital file name: StaKeeperGuittard,XLexicon
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Provided by Guittard's sister-in-law.