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