The Park City Military Band was a staple in parades and at concerts on Main Street.
Gallery
Muckers and Millionaires Case
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
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.
Book card in the Park City Library
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
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.
Go Figure!
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
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
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?
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
December 28, 2011
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Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
PCHS Band, 1950
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
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Going Places
December 28, 2011
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
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.
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.
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.
PCHS Band, 1950
Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Silver King Headframe
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Watchman’s Cabin-Today
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
Early stock options. Click to view more.
Highline spur during the winter
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
On a guided hike with Hal
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
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.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
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.
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Halloween at the Glenwood
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Test your flexibility!
Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Crossing the Border
The Way We Worked
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
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Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Test your flexibility!
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Crossing the Border
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Going Places
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Utah Humanities Council
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
Thaynes Headframe
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
In Cahoots
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
Make your own sock-puppet.
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!