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