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