Photo looking west from in front of Pony Express Museum. Shows portion of train, entire light-weight enclosed horse-drawn carriage. The conifer trees which line Huntington Drive, near Santa Anita Race Track, can be seen.
Ramada Inn at 130 W. Huntington Drive. Photo taken from across Huntington Drive. Includes the sign and parking lot. Former location of Lyon's Pony Express Museum.
The history of the Pony Express Museum that used to be on the land where Santa Anita Inn is today is presented. See VF "Pony Express Museum" for copy of article.
An unidentified woman wearing a hat and coat standing next to a stagecoach marked "Lyon's Pony Express Museum" on the door. She is holding a purse in her right hand and is looking toward the camera.
Exterior of the main building of the Pony Express Museum. The photo is taken through a barbed wire fence and is washed out along the upper right corner. The front left part of a car is visible in the right corner.
Scale on display at Pony Express Museum. This is a photocopy. Original is in the Pony Express Museum Scrapbook, Box 31, in the Arcadia History Room shelf B.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.