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