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