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