Copyright: 95.1P.533 Rush Valley XP Station, c. 1900
Name/Title
Rush Valley Pony Express Station Photo, c. 1900
Entry/Object ID
P1995.1P.533
Description
Rush Valley Pony Express Station Photo, c. 1900. Photo of log cabin ruin, two buildings--one frame and one log. Telegraph pole in front of log cabin. Caption: "Rush Valley station, kept by J.H. Faust, who was described by a traveler as "a civil and communicative man, who added a knowledge of books and drugs to local history." He later became a physician. Station was 20 miles west of Camp Floyd. Charles Kelly" undated, but early photo.
Also Legend: "Rush Valley Station (Faust's) was not quite 20 miles west of Camp Floyd. It was kept by H.J. 'Doc' Faust, a Missourian said to have studied medicine before yielding to unrewarding lure of gold in the west, after which he became a Mormon and came to Utah. Photo by Charles Kelly showing the station in its last days, courtesy of the Utah State Historical Society."
old digital file name: UTRushValleyStation.
Made/Created
Artist
Charles Kelly
Date made
1900
Place
State/Province
Utah
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 Station, Rush Valley Pony Express Station, Faust Pony Express Station
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Width
10 in
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
J. H. Faust
Provenance
Notes
Copied from "Pony Express--The Great Gamble" by Bloss. Original photo at Utah State Historical Society.
