Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
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In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Test your flexibility!
Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives
December 28, 2011
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
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.
PCHS Band, 1950
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Going Places
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
Thaynes Headframe
Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.
Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908
Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Highline spur during the winter
View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
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.
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
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.
Watchman’s Cabin-Today
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
Silver King Headframe
Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.
Make your own sock-puppet.
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
Halloween at the Glenwood
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Early stock options. Click to view more.
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
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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?
George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
PCHS Band, 1950
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Crossing the Border
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.
PCHS Band, 1950
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
On a guided hike with Hal
In Cahoots
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
The Way We Worked
December 28, 2011
Go Figure!
Book card in the Park City Library
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum
Test your flexibility!
The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
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UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Going Places
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.
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
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.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
