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One corner of a room at Pony Express Museum which contains at least five Bird's Eye View Maps. Photo also shows three glass cases with exhibits. Hanging from a 4x4 support post is a glass lamp that reads ROOMS TO LET EL DORADO HOTEL, BODIE.

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Date
c.1940s

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Date
c.1940s
Subjects
Pony Express Museum
Lyon, William Parker
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
453a
Collection
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One section of Pony Express Museum showing Wells Fargo and Co. display as well as the front of a store called Mrs. E. Trabucco Store, showing women's wear. In foreground is glass display case with what appears to be unusual postal pieces.

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Date
c.1940s

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Date
c.1940s
Subjects
Pony Express Museum
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
454a
Collection
Photographs
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View shows a long room at Pony Express Museum with displays everywhere. Down center is room is a row of trunks of all sizes and shapes.

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Date
c.1940s

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Date
c.1940s
Subjects
Pony Express Museum
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
455
Collection
Photographs
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Portion of Pony Express Museum devoted to buggies, coaches, wagons, etc. On right side in foreground is horse-drawn fire engine.

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Date
c.1940s

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Date
c.1940s
Subjects
Pony Express Museum
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
456
Collection
Photographs
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Train on track with William Parker Lyon standing alongside, outside Pony Express Museum. Engine has Eureka, Nevada painted on it. There are two cars attached to engine, one appears to be a baggage car, the other a passenger car. Note: on left side of photo a portion of Santa Anita Racetrack Clubhouse is shown. Engine #7 of the Eureka Palisades Railroad, in use in 1875, was salvaged from Palisades, Nevada.

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Date
c.1940s

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Date
c.1940s
Subjects
Pony Express Museum
Lyon, William Parker
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
457
Collection
Photographs
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Chamber pot portion of Pony Express Museum. More that 117 are pictured on shelves, many with signs designating design.

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Date
c.1940s

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Date
c.1940s
Subjects
Pony Express Museum
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
458
Collection
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Portion of Pony Express Museum devoted to arms of many types. On left in display on the wall are pistols and rifles, on the back wall are swords and sabres. Additional rifles are on wall on the right. There are small canons on the floor in foreground.

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Date
c.1940s

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Date
c.1940s
Subjects
Pony Express Museum
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
459
Collection
Photographs
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Portion of Pony Express Museum given to miscellaneous collections. On left wall are what appear to be old photographs. There are many branding irons hanging from the ceiling. There is a large bell in foreground. There is an old doll carriage and a wooden rocker on the floor.

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Date
c.1940s

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Date
c.1940s
Subjects
Pony Express Museum
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
460
Collection
Photographs
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Portion of Pony Express Museum devoted largely to harness for horses, spurs, horse shoes; there is a display case on right with women's dresses. There are kerosene lamps standing on top of this case.

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Date
c.1940s

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Date
c.1940s
Subjects
Pony Express Museum
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
461
Collection
Photographs
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Collection of eight store-front figures grouped around door into Pony Express Museum. Also shown on left: large watch advertising Ingersoll watches and on right one advertising Sherrar clocks.

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Date
c.1940s

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Date
c.1940s
Subjects
Pony Express Museum
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
462
Collection
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William Parker Lyon on left shown holding main part of extremely long rifle and an unidentified man holding barrell of same rifle. They are shown outside one of the buildings of the Pony Express Museum.

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Date
c.1940s

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Date
c.1940s
Subjects
Pony Express Museum
Lyon, William Parker
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
463
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Interior of Pony Express Museum, collections. View very similar to Item ID 455, but apparently at a different time. While row of trunks in center of long room are the same, displays on either side are different. On far wall in this photo is a sign reading Jamestown.

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Date
c.1940s

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Date
c.1940s
Subjects
Pony Express Museum
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
464
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William Parker Lyon seated in driver seat of a stagecoach hitched to a pair of what appears to be matching dappled grey horses made of wood or other ingredient. Coach has inscribed on side: Overland Stageline. Unidentified man is seated alongside Mr. Lyon.

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Date
c.1940s

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Date
c.1940s
Subjects
Pony Express Museum
Lyon, William Parker
Stagecoaches
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
465
Collection
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View showing main entrance to Pony Express Museum. Sign on extreme left reads: This building moved from the old mining town of Bear Valley...etc. There is a sign designating entrance and indicating 25 cent fee. On right side of photo is shown a Black man carved which may have been a mast head of a ship.

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Date
c.1940s

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Date
c.1940s
Subjects
Pony Express Museum
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
466
Collection
Photographs
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View down one long corridor of Pony Express Museum. In foreground is bar with saddle on it. On left is shown storefront of Mrs. E. Trabucco showing ladies wear, with Wells Fargo office replica just beside it. There are exhibits on back wall as well as wall on right.

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Date
c.1940s

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Date
c.1940s
Subjects
Pony Express Museum
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
467
Collection
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William Parker Lyon, owner of Pony Express Museum, shown standing between two old fire engines in outside exhibit at the museum. Fire engines are standing in front of two cars of Narrow Gauge R.R. Train has painted on it: Eureka, Nevada Narrow Gauge. Mr. Lyon's shirt has insignia bearing letters L.E.

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Date
c.1940s

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Date
c.1940s
Subjects
Pony Express Museum
Lyon, William Parker
Trains
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
468
Collection
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Young man with sweater and slacks (unidentified) and William Parker Lyon standing by sedan automobile piled high with what appears to be museum artifacts. On hood of car is a sign reading: We are moving. Auto license seems to bear date in 1930's, Apparently this was at time Pony Express Museum was moved to Arcadia in 1935.

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Date
c.1935

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Date
c.1935
Subjects
Pony Express Museum
Lyon, William Parker
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
469
Collection
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William Parker Lyon serving drinks behind bar located in one section of Pony Express Museum. (It did not operate for the public.) Behind the bar are many different bottles and kegs. There appear to be gaming tables in this room also. Note: spittoons under bar railing.

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Date
c.1940s

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Date
c.1940s
Subjects
Pony Express Museum
Lyon, William Parker
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
470
Collection
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Indoor entrance to bar in Pony Express Museum. Over the entrance is a sign reading: Butte City Saloon and on other side of entrance are signs reading: Hollenbeck Hotel Bar. There are typical store-front carved figures standing on either side of door, which has double swinging doors.

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Date
c.1940s

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Date
c.1940s
Subjects
Pony Express Museum
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
471
Collection
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View of Indian Room at Pony Express Museum. In glass case in foreground are many arrow heads. In glass case on right side of photo are pieces of leather Indian dress. On wall above this case are spears. Also on display are baskets, bead work and some pottery.

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Date
c.1940s

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Date
c.1940s
Subjects
Pony Express Museum
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
472
Collection
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