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