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