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