Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
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.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Make your own sock-puppet.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
In Cahoots
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.
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Early stock options. Click to view more.
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.
Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
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The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
The Way We Worked
Crossing the Border
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
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.
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
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.
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
Going Places
UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
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.
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
Utah Humanities Council
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
Muckers and Millionaires Case
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
Book card in the Park City Library
Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
Highline spur during the winter
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
December 28, 2011
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.
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Test your flexibility!
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
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Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
On a guided hike with Hal
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
PCHS Band, 1950
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
PCHS Band, 1950
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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.
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
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Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
Crossing the Border
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
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.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Test your flexibility!
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
