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Wells Fargo Pony Express, Blair Street, Silverton, CO, circa 1940

Subjects
InteriorsStores & Shops
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1940 (Linen)
Front of Wells Fargo Pony Express, Blair Street, Silverton, CO, circa 1940, c. 1940 linen postcard
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Back of Wells Fargo Pony Express, Blair Street, Silverton, CO, circa 1940, c. 1940 linen postcard
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Inside the Wells Fargo Pony Express curio shop on Blair Street in Silverton, Colorado, a display fitted with original fixtures and life-size wood carvings of Wild West characters by Vern Parker, among them Native American figures in regalia. Visitors sit at a table and browse among display cases; a mountain mural covers one wall, and a large painted face rug lies on the wooden floor. The exhibit re-creates Silverton's flamboyant history, drawing on Blair Street's reputation as the town's rowdy saloon and red-light strip during the silver-mining boom.

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PublisherPetley Studios
WELLS FARGO — PONY EXPRESS On notorious old Blair Street in Silverton, Colorado. Original fixtures and life-size wood carvings of Wild West characters by Vern Parker re-create Silverton's flamboyant history.
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PublisherPetley Studios
Series58553
ConditionGood
Place mentionedSilverton, CO
PublisherPhoenix, AZ
NotesLinen texture; no white border; vertical scratch/crease on right side. No postmark and no handwriting — unused chrome-era card. Printed caption and Petley Studios imprint on the back; vertical crease/damage line down the left side. Stamp box empty.

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Wells Fargo Pony Express, Blair Street, Silverton, CO, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1940. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/wells-fargo-pony-express-blair-street-silverton-co-circa-194. Accessed November 2, 2026.