Diorama Exhibit, Pony Express National Memorial, Photos (9), 1993
Entry/Object ID
P1997.1P.849
Description
Diorama Exhibit, Pony Express National Memorial, Photos (9), 1993. color. Snapshots of the diorama hall that takes the visitor from the inception of the Pony Express with its founders, along the trail, showing challenges along the way, ending in Sacramento. Some photos are distance photos of the diorama hall, others close-ups of sections in the diorama. Clarity of photos poor.
97.1P.849-851 = Diorama Hall showing the winding path of the diorama cases.
97.1P.852 = Unidentified men applying diorama mural to wall. These may be men from Deaton Museum Services, who helped build the diorama.
97.1P.853 = Close-up of "Crossing the Salt Lake Desert" section of the diorama. Shows a Pony Rider approaching a station manned by Mormons.
97.1P.854 = Close-up section of diorama featuring an Indian attack on a home station.
97.1P.855 = Close-up section of diorama featuring wagons attempting to cross the Sierra's in winter.
97.1P.856 = Close-up of "Trouble in Utah Territory" section of the diorama showing a Pony Rider leaving a station that has caught on fire.
97.1P.857 = b/w. Photo of the diorama hall including the spilt rail fence and backside of Relay Station.
