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