Stricklin, Robert C., Pony Express Rider, as Burlington RR. Engineer, Photo, c.1870

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Robt Stricklin, as train engineer, XP Rider, c. 1870

Name/Title

Stricklin, Robert C., Pony Express Rider, as Burlington RR. Engineer, Photo, c.1870

Entry/Object ID

P1995.1P.205

Description

Stricklin, Robert C., Pony Express Rider, as Burlington RR. Engineer, Photo, c.1870. Copy snapshot of train engine and its coal car, with man in cab (Stricklin), a man standing outside cab, and man on track behind leaning on coal car. On side of coal car "K.C. ST. JO. & C. B." (Kansas City, St. Joseph, & Council Bluffs). Present at the start of the first rider of the Pony Express in St. Joseph, Stricklin rode the Nebraska route from Horse Creek to Diamond Springs. Later, he was a railroad engineer for Burlington Railroad. old digital file name:StricklinRobtC XPRider 2

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1870

Place

Location

UNKNOWN

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, Railroads

Search Terms

Pony Express Rider, Kansas City, St. Joseph, & Council Bluffs Railroad

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 17, 2016

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Robert C. Stricklin