The sender is from North Carolina, but she purchased her card from Nebraska, where her son lives. This is a watercolour created by William Henry Jackson showing Buffalo Bill Cody. According the the card:  For 18 months the Pony Express carried the mail from St. Joseph, Missouri, through Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and ending in Sacramento, California. Buffalo Bill Cody made the longest non-stop ride of 322 miles over one of the most dangerous portions of the entire trail in 21 hours and 40 minutes using 21 horses. 

A great card from the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody, Wyoming.  William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody was born in 1948 in Iowa Territory. Soon after he was born the family moved back to Cody's father's hometown in Toronto Township, Upper Canada (Mississauga , Ontario today). Cody's father was anti-slavery so when they moved back to the United States, he would speak out against it. This led to death threats.  Eleven year old Bill had to take a job as a "boy extra" with a freight carrier after his father died. At 14 he decided to travel to California to mine for gold. On the way, though, he joined up with the Pony Express. Cody joined the Union Army during the American Civil War and worked as a teamster with Company H, 7th Kansas Cavalry. He was discharged soon after the war's end. He re-joined the army in 1868 as a dispatch rider, and then as the Chief of Scouts for the 5th Cavalry Regiment and 3rd Cavalry.  He won the Medal of Honor in 1872 during the I...

This card is kind of an ad card for Pendleton Woollen Mill Store. This style of blanket shown is called "Chief Joseph." Cody is a small city in Wyoming of about 10 000 people. It was named in honour of "Buffalo Bill" Cody for his part in founding Cody in 1896. The primary industry of Cody today is tourism. It is also becoming a hub for outdoor recreation. Visitors can kayak or whitewater raft on the Shoshone River. There are over 300 rock climbing routes and 600 boulder problems. Cyclists can use 80 km  of single track or use the bike part for jumps and drop lines.