Drawing by Vischer of a Pony Express mail stage "crossing the plains," ca.1860-1865

Photograph of a drawing by Edward Vischer of a Pony Express (Overland) mail stage crossing the plains, ca.1860-1865. A man on horseback races toward the fast stage drawn by four horses. A wagon train of four covered wagons, each drawn by teams of six horse, is visible in the background. A collapsed covered wagon, with two dead horses still hitched, lays in the foreground. A telegraph line passes overhead.该作品为爱德华·维舍尔（Edward Vischer）所绘画作的摄影复刻件，画面展现了小马快递（Pony Express，陆路）邮政驿车穿越平原的场景，创作年代约为1860年至1865年。一名骑手正策马疾驰，奔向由四匹骏马拉曳的快速驿车。背景中可见一支篷车车队，共计四辆篷车，每辆均由六匹挽马牵引。前景处有一辆倾覆的篷车，两匹已死亡的挽马仍被系缚在车上。头顶上方横跨有一条电报线路。