Alexander Phimister Proctor (1862 - 1950)

Alexander Phimister Proctor (1862 - 1950)
Pony Express
Bronze
16 3/4" diameter; weighs 12 pounds
Signed in bronze: A. PHIMISTER PROCTOR / (c) SC

Commissioned by Wells Fargo Co, this plaque was made to mark 60 of the original 190 Pony Express stations built between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California. It shows a cowboy riding on a galloping horse to the next relay station. Each monument would be decorated with a commemorative bronze plaque mounted on the building, rock plinth or other base. This bronze is listed in the Bergmann books on bronzes, volume 4, pages 1184-1185 and 4759. A great depiction of an era in communications that lasted only 15 months.