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