William Parker Lyon, owner of Pony Express Museum, playing cards at round table. Behind this is a billiard table and on wall behind him is a roulette wheel. He is dressed in top hat and other appropriate attire of a "card shark".
William Parker Lyon, owner of Pony Express Museum, pictured behind the counter of what seems to be a ladies apparel store. He is wearing a ladies hat with a large feather on it. On shelves behind him are many boxes designed to hold merchandise.
William Parker Lyon, owner of Pony Express Museum, dressed in paisley vest with white shirt. He is using a juice or drink mixer with a hand crank, with two glasses (two drinks).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
William Parker Lyon Pony Express Museum-entryway to exhibit room. Sign reads W. Parker Lyon, from which a bell hangs. Another sign reads Wells Fargo & Co Express. Watch or clock shaped signs read Ingersoll Watches and Sherrard Jeweler. Hobby horses and small wooden chairs on either side of the entrance. Print of this photo is in the W. Parker Lyon Pony Express Museum Scrapbook, Box 31, in History Room, Shelf B3.
Photo of a single sheet on the Parker Lyon Pony Express Museum that gives names of officers and directors. There are also two photos of Museum on sheet.
Andy Griffith, movie & television personality on left. William Parker Lyon, Jr. center and unidentified person on right. Apparently this was taken at the time Harrah's in Reno, Nevada auctioned off items that formerly had been in Arcadia at Pony Express Museum and had been sold to Harrah's some years earlier.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.