The Pony Express Diamond Jubilee: Revisiting the Excitement of the 1935 Re-ride
Description:
During the Great Depression, the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Pony Express captivated public attention. Boy Scouts carried mail along the trail route and presented it to President Roosevelt, who said This is something fine to add to my stamp collection. This lecture includes photographs and film clips from the Howard R. Driggs Archive at Southern Utah University that capture the excitement of the historic rerun. Driggs, a historian, was president of the Oregon Trail Memorial Association, which sponsored the Diamond Jubilee. Today's speaker Camille Bradford, an attorney in Denver, Colorado, is the stepdaughter of Howard R. Driggs and founder of the Howard R. Driggs Memorial Foundation. April 10, 2010, Smithsonian National Postal Museum. https://postalmuseum.si.edu/pony-express-diamond-jubilee
Video Duration:
57 min 8 sec
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Smithsonian "postal museum" "National Postal Museum" stamps philately post office history
