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