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