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Pony Express Postcard, "The First Ride of the Pony Express", Charles Hargens Painting, c.1960Entry/Object ID
AM1992.1.106Scope and Content
Pony Express Postcard, "The First Ride of the Pony Express", Charles Hargens Painting, c.1960. Color illustration of Pony Rider leaving the stables at a gallop with hat held out to crowd.
Caption: "The First Ride of the Pony Express, April 3, 1860. St. Joseph, Mo. to Sacramento, Calif.. This scene shows the dramatic start of the first messenger on that famous route that numbered among its riders such well known names as Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill Hickock. The barn is still standing and pointed out as an object of interest. Reproduced from an original painting courtesy M.K. Goetz Co., St. Joseph, MO"
distributed by Shafer News Agency, St. Joseph, Mo.
Legend on back: "The Historic Pony Express Stables are located on the south side of Penn Street, between Ninth and Tenth, St. Joseph, MO.Lexicon
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