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