Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
Test your flexibility!
George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
Silver King Headframe
• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
December 28, 2011
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908
Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
Highline spur during the winter
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
In Cahoots
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
Book card in the Park City Library
The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
PCHS Band, 1950
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.
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
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Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
Crossing the Border
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Muckers and Millionaires Case
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.
Halloween at the Glenwood
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!
View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.
On a guided hike with Hal
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 Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
Utah Humanities Council
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.
Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
Thaynes Headframe
The Way We Worked
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
Going Places
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
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!
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
PCHS Band, 1950
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
December 28, 2011
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
Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.
Going Places
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
PCHS Band, 1950
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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?
Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
Go Figure!
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
Make your own sock-puppet.
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
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.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Crossing the Border
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
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.
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
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?
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
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.
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Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
