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