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