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