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