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