McDonald's Overland Ranch, Nebraska Territory, Photo, c. 1860's

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

McDonalds Overland Ranch, Cottonwood Spgrs XP Station, c. 1860

Name/Title

McDonald's Overland Ranch, Nebraska Territory, Photo, c. 1860's

Entry/Object ID

P1995.1P.842

Description

Cottonwood Springs Pony Express Station/McDonald's Ranch, Photo, c. 1860's. Photo of 2-story long house with low bunkhouse with sod roof attached. Loaded Wagon drawn by horsed, and men on horses in front of bunkhouse. Women & children posed in front of bunkhouse. Photo copied from "Fort McPherson, Nebraska, Fort Cottonwood, Nebraska, Guardian of the Tracks" by Louis A. Holmes, Johnson Pub. Co., Lincoln, 1963. b/w Legend: "McDonald's Overland Ranch, Nebraska Territory. Established in 1859 by Charles McDonald at the mouth of Cottonwood Canyon. It became known as Cottonwood Springs Station from the spring nearby. It was a Pony Express and stage station. Photo courtesy of the Nebraska State Historical Society." old digital file name: NE-CottonwoodSpgsStation.

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1860

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

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jan 8, 2017

Provenance

Notes

Photo copied from "Fort McPherson, Nebraska, Fort Cottonwood, Nebraska, Guardian of the Tracks" by Louis A. Holmes, Johnson Pub. Co., Lincoln, 1963