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Pony Express rider, 1861

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Call NumberWHJ-10646; C54-3 ARTAlternate TitlePony Express riderCreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1932-1938SummaryA Pony Express rider is pursued by mounted North American Indians beside the Sweetwater River in probably Natrona County, Wyoming. The Pony Express rider wears a hat, buckskin jacket, fringed gauntlets, and boots with spurs. He holds a pistol.Physical Description1 photographic print : hand col. ; 25 x 34 cm (10 x 13 1/2 in.) mounted on mat board 41 x 51 cm (16 x 20 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--War--Wyoming--Natrona County--19th centuryNatrona County (Wyo.)--19th centurySweetwater River (Wyo.)--19th centuryHorseback riding--Wyoming--Natrona County--19th centuryPony express--Wyoming--Natrona County--19th centuryRivers--Wyoming--Natrona County--19th centuryWatercolorsCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700310646Type of MaterialArtPhotographic printsColor photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionDenver Public Library Western Art CollectionNotesTitle of original: Pony Express rider. "No. 47" inked on verso. Photographic print of a watercolor by William Henry Jackson, from the William Henry Jackson Collection at Scotts Bluff National Monument, hand colored by Clarence S. Jackson. Title penciled on mat board. R7003106465DonorClarence S. Jacksonpurchase1954

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