1867 Overland Pony Express, Ute & Snake Indians, Indiana State Fair — Nov 2
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🗞️ HARPER'S WEEKLY · November 2, 1867
Complete Issue · New York
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A historically significant and visually varied issue — the Overland Pony Express illustrated by George M. Ottinger, a Pony Express station in Nebraska, Ute and Snake Indian illustrations, and a double-page Indiana State Fair centerfold. A significant piece of Western Americana, Native American history, and Victorian agricultural illustration.
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🐎 THE OVERLAND PONY EXPRESS
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🐎 ONE-THIRD PAGE — "THE OVERLAND PONY EXPRESS" — FROM A PAINTING BY GEORGE M. OTTINGER
A one-third page illustration of the Overland Pony Express — from a painting by artist George M. Ottinger — showing a Pony Express rider at full gallop, passing telegraph workers near Chimney Rock on the North Platte River in Nebraska. This specific illustration is cited by Encyclopaedia Britannica in its article on the Pony Express, confirming it as "from a painting by George M. Ottinger for Harper's Weekly magazine, November 2, 1867." The original Pony Express, operated by the Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company, had run from April 3, 1860 to October 26, 1861 — closing just two days after the transcontinental telegraph reached Salt Lake City. By 1867 Wells Fargo, which had acquired the Pony Express assets in 1866, continued to use the Pony Express brand for its overland express service. The accompanying article on the Pony Express "of recent years" is a nostalgic retrospective on one of the most celebrated chapters in American frontier history, published just six years after the original service ended. A primary document of Pony Express history confirmed by Encyclopaedia Britannica — a significant and very collectible piece of Western Americana.
🏚️ SMALL ILLUSTRATION — "PONY EXPRESS STATION IN NEBRASKA"
A small illustration of a Pony Express relay station in Nebraska — one of the nearly 200 stations along the route, where riders changed horses and handed off the mail in under two minutes. A rare documentary glimpse of the physical infrastructure of the legendary service.
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🪶 NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY
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👤 ILLUSTRATIONS — UTE AND SNAKE INDIANS
Illustrations of Ute and Snake (Northern Shoshone) Indians — two of the significant Native peoples of the Great Basin and Rocky Mountain West, whose territories overlapped with the Pony Express and overland routes. A significant piece of Western Native American history and ethnographic illustration.
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🐄 THE INDIANA STATE FAIR
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🌽 DOUBLE-PAGE CENTERFOLD — "INDIANA STATE FAIR AT TERRE HAUTE"
A double-page centerfold of the Indiana State Fair at Terre Haute — a vivid and comprehensive piece of Midwestern agricultural and social history, capturing the great annual gathering that was one of the most important civic events in Indiana life. A warm and very frameable piece of Victorian Americana.
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📋 CONDITION
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I photograph every page of every issue so you can inspect the condition closely before purchasing. Please review all images carefully and don't hesitate to ask any questions — I'm happy to provide additional detail or close-up shots of any page, illustration, or area of concern before you buy.
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📌 DETAILS
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Publication ········ Harper's Weekly
Date ··············· November 2, 1867
City ··············· New York
Item Number ········ 173142
Pages ·············· Complete Issue · No supplement
Format ············· Illustrated folio newspaper
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• Housed in an acid-free archival folder with Mylar overlay to protect the 159-year-old newsprint
• Flat-shipped with heavy-duty reinforcement to ensure safe arrival of the centerfold
• Fully tracked for your peace of mind
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1867 Overland Pony Express, Ute & Snake Indians, Indiana State Fair — Nov 2
$44.44