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