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