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