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