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