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