Pony Express Nostalgia Cartoon Photo, St. Joseph News-Press, April 3, 1913

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

2020.1.227 Pony Express Nostalgia Cartoon by Hanny, 1913

Name/Title

Pony Express Nostalgia Cartoon Photo, St. Joseph News-Press, April 3, 1913

Entry/Object ID

P2020.1.227

Description

Pony Express Nostalgia Cartoon Photo, St. Joseph News-Press, April 3, 1913. sepia. Photo of drawing by W. Hanny for St. Joseph News-Press, on 43rd anniversary of Pony Express start. Cartoon labeled "He Rides Only in Memory Now". It feature the ghostly outline of a Pony Express Rider galloping toward photo left, U.S. mail bag beneath him. Seen through this transparent figure is a man on motorcycle and an open automobile. Telephone poles line the road down which all are racing. In the background runs a train with U.S. Mail car. A figure that may be an airplane in clouds.

Made/Created

Artist

Date made

1913

Place

Location

Not Applicable

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 Rider, Pony Express Art

Dimensions

Height

9 in

Width

12 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Oct 1, 2020

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

W. Hanny