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