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