McDonald's Overland Ranch Marker, Cottonwood Springs, Photo, 1959

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Cottonwood Spgs Pony Express Station marker, 1959

Name/Title

McDonald's Overland Ranch Marker, Cottonwood Springs, Photo, 1959

Entry/Object ID

P1995.1P.392

Description

McDonald's Overland Ranch Marker, Cottonwood Springs, Photo, June, 1959. Close-up of text on marker situated near Cottonwood Springs Pony Express Station. b/w Legend: "Overland Ranch of Chas. McDonald. est. at Cottonwood Springs on Oregon Trail, Jan. 1860. His son, W.H. was born here, June 14, 1861. being the first white child born in the county." old digital file name: NE-CottonwoodSpgsStation6

Made/Created

Artist

Reynolds, Don

Date made

1959

Place

State/Province

Nebraska

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, Cottonwood Springs Pony Express Station, McDonald's Ranch, Oregon Trail, Overland Stage

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jan 8, 2017

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Charles McDonald

Person or Organization

W. H. McDonald

Provenance

Notes

Photo taken by SJM staff photographer