Simpson Springs Pony Express Station Ruins & Marker Photos, 1959

Simpson Springs XP Station Ruins, 1959: Copyright: 95.1P.534 Simpson Springs XP Station Ruins, 1959
Simpson Springs XP Station Ruins, 1959

Copyright: 95.1P.534 Simpson Springs XP Station Ruins, 1959

Name/Title

Simpson Springs Pony Express Station Ruins & Marker Photos, 1959

Entry/Object ID

P1995.1P.534

Description

Simpson Springs Pony Express Station Ruins & Marker Photos, 1959. Two photos of ruins of rock walls of this station that sits in the wide desert area at the south edge of Bonneville Flats. Aggregate stone marker opposite the ruin on the road. b/w 95.1P.534 = Rock wall ruins in foreground, marker in background 95.1P.535 = Close-up of interior of rock wall, car on road beside marker. Legend: "Simpson's Springs Pony Express Station ruins. View to northwestward across the Dugway Valley. Pony Express stations across the Great Basin country of Utah and Nevada were attacked by Indians, many burned, an some of the keepers killed. Utah, 1959" old digital file name: UTSimpsonsSpgsStation-UTSimpsonsSpgsStation2

Made/Created

Artist

Reynolds, Don

Date made

1959

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, Simpson Springs Pony Express Station

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

Photo taken by SJM staff photographer