Frank E. Webner, Pony Express Rider, circa 1861

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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 8, 2008.

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

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"Frank E. Webner, pony express rider," c1861

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Historical Photograph File of the Bureau of Public Roads, 1896 - 1963, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

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