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