Pony Express Recruiting Poster, 1860

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Scanned by

National Park Service

Depicted ContentPony Express plans to deliver mail from New York to San Francisco in nine days

Depicted ContentTwo days after the first coast to coast telegraph message the Pony Express ceases operations

Depicted ContentThe Pony Express begins its first run

Image type

document

Courtesy of

Pony Express National Memorial, St. Joseph, MO

Original caption

"Composite Sample" of Pony Express Poster Advertising for riders

Source citation

Pony Express National History Trails, National Park Service

Source note

Pony Express National History Trails, National Park Service

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