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