Wilson, Elijah Nicholas (Nick), XP Rider, Photo c. age 59, c. 1901

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Elijah Nicholas Wilson, Pony Express Rider, 1901

Name/Title

Wilson, Elijah Nicholas (Nick), XP Rider, Photo c. age 59, c. 1901

Entry/Object ID

P1995.1P.221

Description

Wilson, Elijah Nicholas (Nick), XP Rider, Photo c. age 59, c. 1901. Wallet size photo of Wilson, provided by Wilson's son, Charles. Head shot of Wilson in mid-life. Wilson is large man, with beard, but light mustache. He is wearing a suit and a fedora-style hat. b/w. Enlargements #95.1P.226 & 227 As a boy about age 12, Nick ran away from his Utah home to live with the Shoshones for about two years. He rode for the Pony Express between Shell Creek and Deep Creek, and later Carson Sink to Fort Churchill. His life is the subject of books--White Indian Boy by Driggs, and the movie "Wind River". See Relations for those items in the museum's library collection. old digital file name: WilsonbElijahbN

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Date made

1901

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

Search Terms

Pony Express Rider

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: 2 ½" x 3½"

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Wilson, Elijah Nicholas

Person or Organization

Wilson, Nick

Related Entries

Notes

L1992.024.00001, L1997.001.00080, L2009.003.00083, L2009.003.00089, L2009.003.00242, L9999.999.03791, P1995.01P.00222, P1995.01P.00224

Provenance

Notes

Wallet size original photo provided by Charles A.Wilson, son of Pony Express rider Nick Wilson. Donated to museum Feb. 25, 1975.