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