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