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