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Ivins, UT
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Title
Pony Express Rider At Look Out Pass
Artist
Robert Corsetti
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
Tough young men were hired to ride the best and fastest horse-flesh money could buy. Riders had to weigh less than 120 pounds. Twenty-five pounds were allowed for equipment which included four mail pouches, a light rifle, and Colt revolver in addition to twenty pounds of mail. keeping the total weight on horse to 165 pound. Each rider was issued a Bible to sustain their courage to make the ride through potentially dangerous country of Indians, bandits, deadly blizzards and exhausting heat.
This painting represents Look Out Pass which was connected February 1860, when the line was extended from Salt Lake City across Utah and Nevada to California. Keeping the coast to coast mail delivery time to a respectable 10 days.
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December 13th, 2013
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Toronto, ON - Canada
Congratulations! Your amazing master piece is part, of a SPECIAL FEATURE SERIES; and, featured, to accompany: PRAYERS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION, award winner, painting, of the GEORGE F. G. STANLEY AWARD SPECIAL FEATURE, in the Red Maple Gallery, homepage group, of Fine Art America, for the month of June, 2023.
Martville, NY - United States
Congratulations, Rob on your Win in the Cowboys or Girls Contest for this wonderful painting! Well deserved. Voted.
Toronto, ON - Canada
Congratulations, your amazing painting is Featured, as an honorary reflection, of Canadian life, in the RED MAPLE GALLERY, homepage group, of Fine Art America!
Halifax, NS - Canada
Congratulations! Your skillful and interesting painting has been FEATURED on our Homepage!
Austin, TX - United States
Congratulations, Rob! Your superior painting was chosen to be exhibited on the homepage of THE GALLERY WALL.
Farmington, UT - United States
WOW I didn't get notification on these?...Thank you for all the great coments
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