Call NumberWHJ-10647; C54-3 ARTCreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1932-1938SummaryA Pony Express rider prepares to mount a fresh horse at a Pony Express station on the Oregon Trail in Wyoming. One man holds the horse while another prepares to put saddle bags on the animal. The exhausted horse's reins are on the ground. The station is constructed of logs and has a sod roof. Mountains and a river are in the distance.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 AnalogAnalogSubjectOregon National Historic Trail--19th centuryHorses--Wyoming--19th centuryLog buildings--Wyoming--19th centuryPony express--Wyoming--19th centuryWatercolorsCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700310647Type of MaterialArtPhotographic printsColor photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionDenver Public Library Western Art CollectionNotesNo. 48 inked on verso. Mat board damaged and repaired with tape. 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. R7003106473DonorClarence S. Jacksonpurchase1954
