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