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