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