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