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