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