Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
Thaynes Headframe
Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Early stock options. Click to view more.
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Highline spur during the winter
PCHS Band, 1950
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
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.
Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
PCHS Band, 1950
On a guided hike with Hal
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
Crossing the Border
Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.
View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.
Test your flexibility!
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives
Crossing the Border
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
December 28, 2011
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
Watchman’s Cabin-Today
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.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
Silver King Headframe
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
Go Figure!
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
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.
Going Places
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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.
The Way We Worked
Book card in the Park City Library
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
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
Test your flexibility!
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908
Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection
Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
December 28, 2011
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
Halloween at the Glenwood
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Make your own sock-puppet.
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!
Going Places
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
In Cahoots
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
PCHS Band, 1950
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
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Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
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.
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
