Name/Title
Pony Express Riders Scrapbook Page, compiled by Guy Chestnut, 1942Entry/Object ID
AM9999.581.14457Scope and Content
Pony Express Riders Scrapbook Page, compiled by Guy Chestnut, c. 1942. News clippings pasted to scrapbook page, most undated. Includes:
"Two Pictures of Johnnie Fry, Pony Express Rider". News photo of Fry in Calvary Uniform with his brother, Joseph Fry, and friend Benton Wells.
"Johnnie Fry First Rider, Best Authorities State"
"Nearly 100 riders, Men Who Carried Mail Listed by Maryville, Kan. Man". Includes all names on list compiled by John Ellenbecker.
"Express Operators Suffered Loss of at Least $200,000".
"Riders Paid as Low as $40 per Month"
"Father was Rider" News story about David Jay, from Ezra T. Jay.
"Wise Owl" Column about sports in St. Joseph.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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ScrapbookNomenclature Primary Object Term
AlbumNomenclature Sub-Class
MemorabiliaNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Pony expressSearch Terms
Pony Express Riders, Pony Express First Rider out of St. Joseph, Basketball in St. JosephRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Johnny FryPerson or Organization
Joseph FryPerson or Organization
Benton WellsPerson or Organization
John EllenbeckerPerson or Organization
David Jay
