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