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