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