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