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Whalen, Michael, Pony Express Rider, Grave Decoration by Explorer Scouts, Photo, 1967Entry/Object ID
P1995.1P.216Description
Whalen, Michael, Pony Express Rider, Grave Decoration by Explorer Scouts, Photo, 1967 Snapshot of two teen boys in suits at Whalen's grave, standing on either side of Whalen's marker, a flowered wreath in shape of U.S. mailbag, and ribbon "Pony Express". Plaque with bio of Whalen, next to stone. Ashland Cemetery in St. Joseph, MO. b/w
Handwritten on back: "April 2, 1967, XP Anniversary, Michael Whalen Memoriam, Ashland Cemetery, Explorer Post #303. l to r. Joe Duque, Clarmer Minnsnhall"
Whalen was in St. Joseph to see the starting ride of the Pony Express He rode for two months as a rider from Salt Lake City to Camp Floyd. Whalen was a Union soldier in the Civil War who accompanied Sherman's March. He is buried in Ashland Cemetery, St. Joseph, Missouri.
old digital file name: WhalenMichael XPRider 3.Made/Created
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Photo by SJM Staff photographer