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