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