Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Pictured: an illustration of a stagecoach full of men and women, being pulled by six horses on a cliffside dirt road. The passengers, sitting atop and inside the coach, are dressed in period clothing possibly from the late 19th or early 20th century. Signage on the coach reads, "Banning & Co., U.S. Mail, Wells Fargo & Co. Express." The illustration has margins, with a separate note paper attached to the bottom margin that reads, "Stage Coach, 10-12-35." White lines exist on the illustration, probably for cropping. It may indicate a proposed edit. An illegible artist signature and the date 1895 are in the lower right corner of the image. Related to the article, "Stamp Honoring Concord Coach Proposed." Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 1935. Photograph could possibly be of an image from George H. Banning's co-authored book, "Six Horses," or a proposed illustration for a United States postage stamp design petition. Banning, acting postmaster of South Pasadena at the time of this article, authored "Six Horses," a history of the Concord stagecoach. Banning formally petitioned for a stagecoach image to be the new stamp design. The Banning family has a long history with this form of transportation, including owning a stagecoach line. Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2560-- Stage Coach, 10-13-35, [stamped:] OCT 23 1935
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