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