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