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