Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
December 28, 2011
Halloween at the Glenwood
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
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.
Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
PCHS Band, 1950
Silver King Headframe
Highline spur during the winter
Crossing the Border
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
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 Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
Watchman’s Cabin-Today
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
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View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.
Early stock options. Click to view more.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Crossing the Border
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
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.
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
On a guided hike with Hal
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Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Test your flexibility!
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
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.
Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.
Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Go Figure!
Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
The Way We Worked
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
PCHS Band, 1950
PCHS Band, 1950
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Book card in the Park City Library
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
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Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
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Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
Make your own sock-puppet.
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Going Places
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
In Cahoots
Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
Test your flexibility!
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
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.
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
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.
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Thaynes Headframe
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
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Going Places
Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.
