ReadSidebar.indd

Sizes: 150 × 150 / 125 × 300 / 250 × 300 / 250 × 500 / 250 × 300 / 100 × 100 / 250 × 600

Read all about the people who have shaped and re-shaped Park City.

Gallery

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Test your flexibility!

Silver-to-Snow

• 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

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.

PCHS Band, 1950

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening

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.

Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.

Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.

The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.

Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.

Test your flexibility!

Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.

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.

Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.

The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.

New Harmonies Park City Local Sponors — PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.

National Constitution Center

December 28, 2011

Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.

John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Museum-Art

Thaynes Headframe

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Park City Museum

Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.

401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.

The National Archives Experience

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Caption goes here

Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.

Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)

Crossing the Border

PCHS Band, 1950

Highline spur during the winter

Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.

Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.

Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.

Halloween at the Glenwood

Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.

Silver King Headframe

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!

A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.

Crossing the Border

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?

Park-City-Museum-Store

????????????????????????????

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

Wheelchair access icon

The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.

Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.

Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Raffle

In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.

Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.

2.10-Invite

2019-holiday-ornament_Thaynes-Conveyor-Mine

Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!

Book card in the Park City Library

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.

Barn-Postcard

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Early stock options. Click to view more.

PCHS Band, 1950

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

December 28, 2011

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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.

Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.

UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils

Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

On a guided hike with Hal

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.

pop-jenks-newsletter

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

Raffle

NEH on the Road

Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.

Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

Utah Humanities Council

Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Just as in the early days, no one wears an apron to Club, although at a recent FCE convention, there was a program on aprons, and we all wore ours and participated in an apron parade. The styles reminded us of how much has changed for country women, but the apron and its strings still draw the family together, and home life will always be our first and highest priority. ©EllynAnne Geisel

Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!

Park City Museum New Harmonies Exhibit — Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould

Going Places

2018-Ornament

George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.

Make your own sock-puppet.

Going Places

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?

The Way We Worked

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.

Go Figure!

In Cahoots

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908 Credit: Summit County Historical Museum

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!

Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.

Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.

View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.

Image Info

Dimensions 250 × 600
Name ReadSidebar-1.jpg
Mime Type image/jpeg
Type JPG
Size 142.36 KB