Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Crossing the Border
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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.
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908
Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the 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?
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
Make your own sock-puppet.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
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
Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
Halloween at the Glenwood
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.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Thaynes Headframe
PCHS Band, 1950
Utah Humanities Council
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
PCHS Band, 1950
Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.
• 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.
Going Places
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Early stock options. Click to view more.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
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The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
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.
Silver King Headframe
Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
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
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
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.
Crossing the Border
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Highline spur during the winter
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
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.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
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.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
Test your flexibility!
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
December 28, 2011
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
On a guided hike with Hal
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
December 28, 2011
Watchman’s Cabin-Today
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
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.
Go Figure!
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Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection
Test your flexibility!
Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
In Cahoots
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
PCHS Band, 1950
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
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?
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
