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