Pony Express Statue Photo Postcard, c. 1960

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Pony Express Statue, c. 1960: Copyright: 01.1.20I Pony Express Statue, c. 1960
Pony Express Statue, c. 1960

Copyright: 01.1.20I Pony Express Statue, c. 1960

Name/Title

Pony Express Statue Photo Postcard, c. 1960

Entry/Object ID

AM2001.1.20I

Scope and Content

Pony Express Statue Photo Postcard, c. 1960. Color photo of Pony Express Statue, St. Joseph, MO. Close up view looking north. Business building across Frederick Avenue in background, place photo about 1960. Caption: "Pony Express Memorial, St. Joseph, Missouri. This monument located in St. Joseph's million dollar civic center commemorates the Pony Express which carried the mail between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California, a distance of 2000 miles in less than ten days. This service started at St. Joseph on April 3, 1860." Postcard distributed by Shafer News Agency, St. Joseph, Mo.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Pony express

Search Terms

Pony Express Statue

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Nov 2, 2014