Roff, Harry, Pony Express Rider, Photo, c. 1890

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Harry L. Roff, Pony Express Rider, c. 1890

Name/Title

Roff, Harry, Pony Express Rider, Photo, c. 1890

Entry/Object ID

P1995.1P.866

Description

Roff, Harry, Pony Express Rider, Photo, c. 1890. Photo of man about age 50, balding, with light hair, slight mustache, wire-rimmed glasses, wearing 3-piece suit with white shirt & tie, boutonniere in lapel. Roff is credited as being the first rider to carry the mail to the steamer in San Francisco on April 3, 1860 and also the first rider to carry the eastbound mail from Sacramento, although this has not been verified.

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1890

Place

Location

UNKNOWN

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Pony express

Search Terms

Pony Express Rider

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Digital Image

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 9, 2016

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Harry Loren Roff