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