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