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English: Pony Express map, by William Henry Jackson; likely from The Pony Express Goes Through (1935)
Date Reprint credited 1951
Source https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4051p.tr000013/
Author
William Henry Jackson  (1843–1942)  wikidata:Q1971889
 
William Henry Jackson
Alternative names
W.H. Jackson; W. H. Jackson; William H. Jackson
Description American painter, photographer, explorer and mountaineer
Date of birth/death 4 April 1843 Edit this at Wikidata 30 June 1942 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Keeseville Edit this at Wikidata New York City Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1869-1893
Work location
American West
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creator QS:P170,Q1971889
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current02:36, 10 August 2013Thumbnail for version as of 02:36, 10 August 20138,902 × 3,028 (11.77 MB)Crisco 1492Fix
23:43, 6 August 2013Thumbnail for version as of 23:43, 6 August 20138,902 × 3,028 (11.38 MB)Crisco 1492Water spots
05:29, 3 June 2013Thumbnail for version as of 05:29, 3 June 20138,902 × 3,028 (12.6 MB)Crisco 1492A few more spots
23:23, 22 May 2013Thumbnail for version as of 23:23, 22 May 20138,902 × 3,028 (9.02 MB)Crisco 1492Restore map
08:30, 8 July 2011Thumbnail for version as of 08:30, 8 July 20118,902 × 3,028 (8.64 MB)TrialsanderrorsOriginal size, converted from jp2
23:35, 23 April 2010Thumbnail for version as of 23:35, 23 April 20104,451 × 1,514 (991 KB)Gwillhickers{{Information |Description={{en|1=Pony_Express_Map_William_Henry_Jackson.jpg Category:Image sources Category:History of the United States category:Postage stamps and postal history of the United States category:Pony Express }} |Source=illi

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