Name/Title
Scott's Bluff Pony Express Station Site Photos, 1959Entry/Object ID
P1995.1P.459Description
Scott's Bluff Pony Express Station Site Photos, 1959. Three photos of the Scott's Bluff landmark and area important to travel on Oregon Trail and Pony Express Route, to include Robidoux Pass, and Mitchell Pass. b/w & color
95.1P.459 = Snapshot. Scott's Bluff. Color photo of bluffs under clear blue sky. undated, but perhaps, 1990's. 3½" x 5"
95.1P.460 = Mitchell Pass. View of grassland, road between two Bluffs. Legend: "Mitchell Pass through Scott's Bluffs, north of Robidoux's Pass and the route of the Pony Express. A relay station for the Pony Express was nearby. National Monument Headquarters and museum at right. Near Gering, Nebraska." dated. 5-59. 2 photos, one in color.
95.1P.461 = Robidoux Pass. Scene of the Bluff with grassy plain in front, station wagon on road. Legend: "Robidoux Pass through the Scott's Bluffs formation was used by pioneer travelers before days of the Pony Express. View to north from point near Robidoux's blacksmith shop. (Site marked by boulder at lower right) Antoine Robidoux also operated a trading post on far side of this pass. Joseph Robidoux, an uncle of Antoine, founded Blacksnake Hills (later St. Joseph, Mo.) in 1826." dated 5-59
old digital file name: NEScottsBluffStation-NEScottsBluffStation2Made/Created
Date made
1959Place
City
ScottsbluffState/Province
NebraskaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Pony expressSearch Terms
Pony Express Station, Scott's Bluff Pony Express Station, Scott's Bluff, Mitchell Pass, Robidoux Pass, Oregon TrailRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Antoine RobidouxProvenance
Notes
Photos taken by SJM staff photographer
