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