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