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Exhibits
The Museum exhibits include a variety of historic buildings saved from destruction and preserved at this site.  Each building contains exhibits of artifacts and collections as briefly described below.  The Museum buildings have been set up to represent a village surrounding the railroad depot.  With the exception of the original depot and the agent's house, the original village of Laws was gone by 1959, the year before the railroad shut down.
RECEPTION CENTER - Gifts and booksPhoto of exhibits looking south from the reception center.

CAMERA DISPLAY - Antique cameras and photos

TRADING POST - Thrift store

GENERAL STORE - Early western store

WESTERN DISPLAY - Saddles, brands and antique hearse

POST OFFICE - Last original Laws Post Office

STOVE ROOM - Antique stoves

PRINT SHOP - Printing equipment dating to 1880
Photo of original 1883 Agent house.

PIONEER BUILDING - Antique bathtubs, guns, radios, telephones, pianos, sewing machines and military items

FIRE STATION - Antique fire equipment and auto related items

MEDICAL BUILDING - Old medical displays & barber shop

ORIGINAL 1883 AGENT HOUSE -

 

Photo of Original 1883 Laws Depot

 

ORIGINAL 1883 DEPOT - Railroad memorabilia and model train displays

 

 

 

 

 

Photo of Engine #9 and freight cars

 

 

ENGINE #9 AND FREIGHT CARS

 

 

 

Photo of Caboose #1

 

CARSON AND COLORADO CABOOSE #1 -
Built in 1883 in the V & T shops in Carson City

 

 

Photo of original Pine Creek Mine engine and ore car

 

 

OLD SMOKEY AND THE FIRST AID CAR - Came from the Pine Creek Tungsten Mine.  Restored and operational in 2008.

 
Photo of fully restored and operational 1927 Death Valley RR Motor Car #5

 

DEATH VALLEY CAR - 1927 Self-propelled car from the Death Valley Railroad

BOX CAR VILLAGE - (not open to public)

OIL AND WATER TANKS

RAILROAD TIE BARN

WATER WELL
ORIGINAL TURNTABLEPhoto of Mining display stamp mill.

ANTIQUE FARM EQUIPMENT

MINING EQUIPMENT AND ORE PROCESSING MILL

MINER SHACK

ASSAY OFFICE

AUTO GARAGE

BLACKSMITH SHOP

ANTIQUE TOOL DISPLAY

WAGON BARN - Wagons, tractors and engines
Photo of restored 1900 ranch house containing doll collection

 

ORIGINAL 1909 NORTH INYO SCHOOL HOUSE - Local school history

GAZEBO

LIBRARY AND ARTS - Also antique musical instruments

BELL RACK

WELLS FARGO BUILDING - Rock displays, assay equipment, Indian artifacts

BOTTLE HOUSE - Extensive bottle display

RANCH HOUSE - Restored circa 1900 ranch house

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