Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
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.
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
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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.
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives
Early stock options. Click to view more.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Utah Humanities Council
Going Places
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.
Make your own sock-puppet.
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Crossing the Border
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
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.
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.
December 28, 2011
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
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.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
Test your flexibility!
Going Places
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.
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Highline spur during the winter
Crossing the Border
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
PCHS Band, 1950
Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908
Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
December 28, 2011
On a guided hike with Hal
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
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.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Book card in the Park City Library
Thaynes Headframe
The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
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!
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
Test your flexibility!
Muckers and Millionaires Case
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
PCHS Band, 1950
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
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.
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
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.
Go Figure!
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
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Watchman’s Cabin-Today
In Cahoots
The Way We Worked
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
Halloween at the Glenwood
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
Silver King Headframe
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
