Man Made Mobile

Name/Title

Man Made Mobile

Entry/Object ID

L1981.2.1A

Description

Man Made Mobile. Photographs, descriptions and history of the saddles in America. A second copy of this book has been filed with Pony Express. Contains 4 distinct discussions: major horizons (wide-spread appearances of historical protypes) within the sixteenth through nineteenth centuries; Mexican origins of form and associated activities; development among U.S. riders before the professional cowboy era (post-Civil War); and the emergence of the U.S. western stock saddle. These 4 essays are followed by an illustrated catalogue of the equestrian artifacts in the Smithsonian and other collections. 147/Softbound/Illustration.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Saddles, Pony express

Book Details

Author

Richard E. Ahlborn

Place Published

City

Washington, D.C.

Date Published

1980

Call No.

Antiques AH

LCCN

SF309.9H67 685'.1'09

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good