Sacramento, CA, Illustration of buildings from where Pony Express Started, c. 1861

Photograph

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St. Joseph Museums

Sacramento, CA & Wells Fargo Building, c. 1861: Copyright: 95.1P.587 Sacramento, CA & Wells Fargo Bldg, c. 1861
Sacramento, CA & Wells Fargo Building, c. 1861

Copyright: 95.1P.587 Sacramento, CA & Wells Fargo Bldg, c. 1861

Name/Title

Sacramento, CA, Illustration of buildings from where Pony Express Started, c. 1861

Entry/Object ID

P1995.1P.587

Description

Sacramento, CA, Illustration of buildings from where Pony Express Started, c. 1860. Drawing of city block with stores along a wide street, people in street and sidewalks, horses at posts. Rightmost building is Hastings Building in which Wells Fargo had their offices, and from which the Pony Rider started east on April 3, 1860. Three copies, various sizes. Legend: "Sacramento buildings that housed the Pony Express.. Second Street between J & K. Alta Telegraph Co, or Hastings Building (at right on corner, April 1861-Oct. 1861. Third building to left from corner, April 1860-March 1861. (California Historical Society)." old digital file name: CASacramentoSta2

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1861

Place

City

Sacramento

State/Province

California

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, Pony Express Western Terminus, Wells Fargo Building, Sacramento, California

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

7 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

California Historical Society