George Monroe, stagecoach driver, circa 1870-1886

Item Overview
- Title
- George Monroe, stagecoach driver, circa 1870-1886
- Alternative title
- Stagecoach Drivers and Pony Express Riders
- Date Created
- [circa 1870-1886]
- Date
- 1870/1886
- Collection
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Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Notes
- Description
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Studio portrait photograph of George Monroe, stagecoach driver, in a suit jacket, vest and shirt.
George Monroe rode a stagecoach between Merced and Mariposa and became a renowned stage driver. He drove three United States presidents into Yosemite, Ulysses S. Grant, James A. Garfield and Rutherford B. Hayes, as well as Gen. William T. Sherman. Monroe Meadows in Yosemite is named after him.
Physical Description
- Extent
- 1 photograph
Keywords
- Genre
- Portrait photographs
- Names
- Monroe, George, b. 1846 or 47-1886
- Resource type
- still image
- Subjects
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Coach drivers
Letter carriers