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