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| Picture No | 10219239 |
| Date | 1861 |
| Description | The American Pony Express. En Route from the Missouri River |
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The famous American Pony Express to carry post from coast to coast was set up by Mr WH Russell. The first journey was made on April 9th 1860 and took seven and a half days for ponies to cover 1,900 miles in relays.
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| Source | Illustrated London News. 1861. p 386. By GH Andrews.. |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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