Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
Halloween at the Glenwood
Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
On a guided hike with Hal
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
PCHS Band, 1950
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
PCHS Band, 1950
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
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.
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Book card in the Park City Library
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Highline spur during the winter
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.
• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.
Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.
December 28, 2011
Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908
Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
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The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
In Cahoots
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Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
Crossing the Border
Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Going Places
Thaynes Headframe
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
The Way We Worked
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
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Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Make your own sock-puppet.
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
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.
UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
Test your flexibility!
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
Utah Humanities Council
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Early stock options. Click to view more.
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
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.
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The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives
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.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
PCHS Band, 1950
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
Watchman’s Cabin-Today
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
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.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Go Figure!
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!
Going Places
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Test your flexibility!
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Crossing the Border
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
December 28, 2011
George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
