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