Image / William Robinson, who carried mail in the Stockton area, circa 1860-1880

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Title: William Robinson, who carried mail in the Stockton area, circa 1860-1880
Alternative Title: Stagecoach Drivers and Pony Express Riders
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa 1860-1880]
1860/1880
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description: Robinson was hired as a Pony Express rider by Bolivar Roberts to ride the 140-mile route between Merced and Mariposa.
Studio portrait of William Robinson, mail rider, in a 3-piece suit.
Photo label: William Robinson, Pony Express Rider between the city of Stockton and the gold mining communities. Copied from Goode -- "California's Black Pioneers." Photo courtesy of Pioneer Museum & Haggin Collection.
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b01_f06_006a.tif
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Subject: Letter carriers
Robinson, William
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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