Copyright: 95.1P.839 Sportsman's Hall XP Station, c. 1860
Name/Title
Sportsman's Hall Pony Express Station Site, California, Photo, c. 1860
Entry/Object ID
P1995.1P.839
Description
Sportsman's Hall Pony Express Station Site, California, Photo, c. 1860. Old photo of this Pony Express station as it appeared in 1860's. Two-story frame building with broad front porch and deck above. Wagon train lined up in front of building.
Legend: "Sportsman's Hall Pony Express station as it appeared in 1860's. Also known as Twelve-Mile House. The hotel operated in the late 1850's and 1860's by John and James Blair and was a stopping place for stages and teams on the Overland Trail. (Copied from 'Pony Express-The Great Gamble' by Bloss).
old digital file name: CASportsmansHallSta.
Made/Created
Artist
unknown
Date made
1860
Place
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, Sportsman's Hall Pony Express Station
Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: 6" X 9½"
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
Maintenance
Maintenance History
Date
Feb 12, 2015
Provenance
Notes
Copied from the book "Pony Express--the Great Gamble by Bloss.
