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