Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
PCHS Band, 1950
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!
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
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Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Crossing the Border
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
In Cahoots
December 28, 2011
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
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.
Early stock options. Click to view more.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
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?
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Utah Humanities Council
Going Places
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
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!
Thaynes Headframe
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Test your flexibility!
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
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Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
Halloween at the Glenwood
Test your flexibility!
Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
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
Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
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
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
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
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
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.
On a guided hike with Hal
Going Places
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
PCHS Band, 1950
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Go Figure!
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Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
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.
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 Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
December 28, 2011
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.