Name/Title
St. Joseph Transfer Co., housed in former Pony Express Stables, Sketch Photo, c. 1900Entry/Object ID
P1997.1P.406Description
St. Joseph Transfer Co., housed in former Pony Express Stables, Sketch Photo, c. 1900. b/w. Photo of advertisement of St. Joseph Transfer Company facilities as they appeared about 1900. The company remodeled the former Pike's Peak Stables with brick front and walls. Stables address given as 910-920 Penn St.
From caption by Don Reynolds: "After the Pony Express, when new rails were heading westward, there was a decline in overland wagon and stage traffic and the Pike's Peak Stables was sold to a local drayage firm. Above is the stables as it appeared in a St. Joseph Transfer Company ad after they had erected new walls and front of brick. The house shown at right (since torn down) was built for Mr. Burlington, President and Superintendent of the company."
Text around sketch in ad:
St. Joseph Transfer Company
John Burlington, Pres. and Supt., 103 South Fourth Street, St. Joseph, Mo. Robert Winning, Sec'y and Treas.
David H. Blair, Business Manager
Office Telephones: M. & K.T.C., No. 91; Citizens' T.C., No. 1
Stable Telephone, M.& K.T.C., No. 95
Stables 910-12-14-16-18-20 Penn Street
Prompt, efficient, trustworthy in everything. They refer to anyone who has done business with them. Reasonable charges."Made/Created
Date made
1900Place
City
St. JosephState/Province
MissouriLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects