George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Thaynes Headframe
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.
In Cahoots
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Go Figure!
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
Utah Humanities Council
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros 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.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
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.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
December 28, 2011
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
PCHS Band, 1950
Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
Crossing the Border
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Watchman’s Cabin-Today
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
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Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
Early stock options. Click to view more.
View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.
Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
Silver King Headframe
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
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 Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
December 28, 2011
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Book card in the Park City Library
Going Places
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
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Test your flexibility!
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
Highline spur during the winter
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
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Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908
Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
Going Places
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.
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
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On a guided hike with Hal
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
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.
Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!
Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
PCHS Band, 1950
Crossing the Border
Make your own sock-puppet.
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.
Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
The Way We Worked
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Test your flexibility!
PCHS Band, 1950
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Halloween at the Glenwood
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
