Treasures from Our West: Belden photograph, pronghorn antelope boarding a plane

July 29, 2017

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2016

Charles Belden photograph of pronghorn antelope boarding a plane

From the rangelands of the famous Pitchfork Ranch southwest of Cody, Wyoming, pilot Bill Monday flies young pronghorn to zoos throughout the country, 1930 – 1939.

Monday is the same pilot who delivered on a high altitude, backcountry rescue, albeit with a little “horse-power,” of course. See that story in Points West Online.

Bill Monday and helpers gather pronghorn for an airplane ride. MS 3 Charles Belden Collection. Loading Pronghorn: PN.67.695a; Cargo Hold: PN.67.696e; and Cockpit: PN.67.690a

Belden photograph. Pronghorn antelope in cargo hold of plane. PN.67.696e — Charles Belden. Pronghorn in cargo hold of plane. PN.67.696e

Belden photograph. Pronghorn antelope in the cockpit with pilot Bill Monday. PN.67.690a — Charles Belden. Pronghorn in the cockpit with pilot Bill Monday. PN.67.690a

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Nancy McClure

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Treasures from Our West: Belden photograph, pronghorn antelope boarding a plane

Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2016

Charles Belden photograph of pronghorn antelope boarding a plane

Bill Monday and helpers gather pronghorn for an airplane ride. MS 3 Charles Belden Collection. Loading Pronghorn: PN.67.695a; Cargo Hold: PN.67.696e; and Cockpit: PN.67.690a

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