Copyright: 95.1P.485 Platte Bridge Station Marker, 1973
Name/Title
Platte Bridge Pony Express Station Marker Photos, 1973
Entry/Object ID
P1995.1P.485
Description
Platte Bridge Pony Express Station Marker Photos, 1973. Two young women in office attire posing by historical marker for Old Platte Bridge. Round, bronze plaque with Wagon and ox team embedded in marker.
Legend: "Phillips Oil Company office stenos visit Old Platte Bridge site monument. The Pony Express riders passed over land that now is rich in oil production near Casper, Wyo. (Photo courtesy Philnews and Phillips Petroleum Co. 1973).
Inscribed on monument: "Site of Old Platte Bridge built by Louis Guinard, 1858-59. Immediately south and west are sites of Platte Bridge Station, First Overland Telegraph, Stage and Pony Express Stations on the Old Oregon Trail. Erected by Natrona County Historical Society, July 26, 1930"
old digital file name: WYPlatteBridgeStation
Made/Created
Artist
Reynolds, Don
Date made
1973
Place
State/Province
Wyoming
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, Platte Bridge Pony Express Station, Western Art
