Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Jacob A. Riis, “I Scrubs” – Little Katie from the West 52nd Street Industrial School, 1891-1892; reproduction on modern gelatin printing out paper, original 4 x 5 inches; From the Collection of the Museum of the City of New York, 90.13.4.132.
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
The Way We Worked
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
Book card in the Park City Library
Crossing the Border
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Thaynes Headframe
Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
Highline spur during the winter
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.
Silver King Headframe
Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Test your flexibility!
PCHS Band, 1950
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
artist known as “Army,” Organized Crime—Oklahoma City, 1940; 12 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches, ink on paper; Courtesy of University of Central Oklahoma Galleries and Collections.
Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!
Go Figure!
George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.
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Early stock options. Click to view more.
Postcard, “Entrance to Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.” c. 1914. 4 x 6 in. Published by the American Art Publishing Co., New York. Private Collection.
Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II was developed by the National Museum of American History and adapted for travel by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The national tour received federal support from the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, the Terasaki Family Foundation, and C. L. Ehn & Ginger Lew.
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
Going Places
In Cahoots
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
PCHS Band, 1950
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
Going Places
Make your own sock-puppet.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
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The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
Utah Humanities Council
Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
On a guided hike with Hal
Watchman’s Cabin-Today
Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
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The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
Crossing the Border
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
December 28, 2011
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908
Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Test your flexibility!
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
December 28, 2011
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Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
PCHS Band, 1950
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.
Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
