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