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Wells Fargo used the Pony Express logo for its guard and armored-car services. [ citation needed ] The logo continued to be used when other companies took over the security business into the 1990s. Since 2001, the Pony Express logo is no longer used for security businesses, since the business has been sold.
Built in 1852, it was the western endpoint of the Pony Express from 1860 to 1861, the period of the service's operation. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1966. [2] [3] It now houses a museum dedicated to the history of Wells Fargo, and is part of Old Sacramento State Historic Park, itself a National Historic Landmark District.
The Wells Fargo History Museum is a museum operated by Wells Fargo in its corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California, that feature exhibits about the company's history. Some of the museums' displays include original stagecoaches , photographs, gold nuggets and mining artifacts, the Pony Express , telegraphs and historic bank artifacts.
American Express Co. early receipts (1853, 1869) Stagecoach with Christmas gifts Wells Fargo Bank San Francisco Wells Fargo & Co. Express building circa 1860, Stockton, California Mud wagon — Wells Fargo U.S. Mail service Wells Fargo & Co. $2 stamp and 10 cents stamped envelope with Pony Express cancellation, carried from San Francisco to New York City in 12 days, during June 1861.
Concord stagecoach in Wells Fargo History Museum, San Francisco, CA The company operates the Wells Fargo History Museum at 420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco. Displays include original stagecoaches , photographs, gold nuggets and mining artifacts, the Pony Express , telegraph equipment, and historic bank artifacts.
Robert "Pony Bob" Haslam (January 1840, London, England – February 29, 1912, Chicago, Illinois) was a Pony Express rider in the American Old West. He came to the United States as a teenager and was hired by Bolivar Roberts , helped build the stations, and was assigned the run from Friday's Station ( State Line ) to Buckland Station near Fort ...
B. F. Hastings Building, the National Historic Landmark western terminal of the Pony Express and the first location of the California Supreme Court; also housed the office of the Alta California Telegraph Company; features a branch of the Wells Fargo History Museum [8]
Despite only running for less than two years, [1] the Pony Express became steeped in western history and tales from the American frontier. [2] Journeys by horse were made carrying postal mail between Sacramento and St Joseph, close to Kansas City, with numerous stops between.