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