Hollenberg Ranch Pony Express Station Site Marker, c. 1955

Hollenberg Ranch XP Station Sign, c. 1955: Copyright: 95.1P.338 Hollenberg Ranch XP Station Sign, c. 1955
Hollenberg Ranch XP Station Sign, c. 1955

Copyright: 95.1P.338 Hollenberg Ranch XP Station Sign, c. 1955

Name/Title

Hollenberg Ranch Pony Express Station Site Marker, c. 1955

Entry/Object ID

P1995.1P.338

Description

Hollenberg Ranch Pony Express Station Site Marker, c. 1955. Sign by State of Kansas marking the site of the Hollenberg Ranch Pony Express Station. undated but perhaps 1955. near Hanover, Kansas. b/w. "Hollenberg Ranch Pony Express Station. This building, constructed in 1857 by G. H. Hollenberg on his ranch here on the Oregon Trail, was a station on the Pony Express route in 1860-1861. It is believed to be the only such station which has remained unaltered on its original site." old digital file name: KSHollenbergStation

Made/Created

Artist

Reynolds, Don

Date made

1955

Place

City

Hanover

State/Province

Kansas

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

Hollenberg Ranch, Cottonwood Station

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

Photo taken by SJM staff photographer