Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
Utah Humanities Council
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
In Cahoots
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
December 28, 2011
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
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UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Early stock options. Click to view more.
Silver King Headframe
Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Highline spur during the winter
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
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.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Going Places
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
PCHS Band, 1950
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
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.
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Halloween at the Glenwood
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
Going Places
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John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
PCHS Band, 1950
The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
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.
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Crossing the Border
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
Crossing the Border
Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908
Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
Make your own sock-puppet.
On a guided hike with Hal
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Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Book card in the Park City Library
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection
George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
December 28, 2011
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
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.
Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
Test your flexibility!
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
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.
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
Go Figure!
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Thaynes Headframe
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Test your flexibility!
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum
The Way We Worked
Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Watchman’s Cabin-Today
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
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.
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 Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
